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A few years ago, Gay Day Alcorn wrote a history book about this area entitled Tough country: The history of the Saratoga and Encampment Valley, 1825-1895
A recent article in the Casper Star Tribune about the wilderness around the Sierra Madre Mountain Range entitled “New Help for Beetle Fight” outlines some steps being proposed to control one of Natures little varmints, the bark beetle. The bark beetle is considered to be responsible for timber destruction in over 2.5 million acres in the Rocky Mountain area. Of the forests affected, the Medicine Bow NF seems to be the hardest hit.
Nature is TOUGH and one of the principles of multi-use management is to intervene when the wild things become destructive to the ecological system. Intervention with the bark beetle has been too slow, but any intervention would be better than none. We want our forests to be managed for the enjoyment and prosperity of the guests who come to Riverside Lodge.
