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🌱 How vulnerable is Black Forest to Colorado’s growing pine beetle crisis?
Black Forest, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Black Forest! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How vulnerable is Black Forest to Colorado’s growing pine beetle crisis?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 43 degrees.
- Sunday: Not as warm, becoming breezy, temps: high: 70, low: 46.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• In Colorado, Majestic Ponderosa Pines Are Dying – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado (pagosadailypost.com) — Mountain pine beetles are expected to rapidly expand across Colorado’s ponderosa forests, including the Black Forest area near Colorado Springs, raising wildfire and property risks for nearby residents. State officials, utilities, and local homeowners are scrambling to fund tree removal, chemical treatments, and fire mitigation as warmer winters and drought weaken trees and allow the infestation to spread into populated communities. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MS & HS 6 WEEK FIBA 3v3 League →
Bear Creek Elemenary, 1330 Creekside Dr, Monument
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Tween Tabletop Role Playing Games
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Summer Music Series: Poudre Valley Playboys →
Monument CO
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Teen Craft Group
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Town Council Meeting →
Monument, CO Calendar, 645 Beacon Lite Rd, Monument
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Socrates Cafe
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Paws to Read
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Bleating Heart Night: Disability Connections →
Monument CO
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Youth Night Activities!! →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 950 CO-105, Monument
6:30 pm -
Toddler Time
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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El Paso County Business Resources Event →
Monument, CO Calendar, 645 Beacon Lite Rd, Monument
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Pinnacle Five Year Anniversary Celebration →
Woodmoor Barn Community Center, 1691 Woodmoor Drive, Monument
5:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Monument
- ACCO Engineered Systems plans new $36 Million expansion project in Monument, Colorado (intelligence360.news)
- Cheyenne Mountain follows Landry Roberts to rare win at Lewis-Palmer (gazette.com)
- Monument to consider accepting Conexus land for drainage and open space (thebadger.news)
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- Local leaders take different views on Colorado Connector (fox21news.com)
Ok Black Forest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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