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Ten years in, the emerald ash borer breaches the Western Slope as it continues its steady — but slow — spread in Colorado

Evidence of the ash-devouring beetle was found in Carbondale in June

Town arborist Carl Meinecke measures the diameter of an ash tree in a residential neighborhood in Carbondale on June 12, 2023. Meinecke was collecting data to update the inventory of ash trees in public right-of-ways and parks. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/Special to The Denver Post)
Town arborist Carl Meinecke measures the diameter of an ash tree in a residential neighborhood in Carbondale on June 12, 2023. Meinecke was collecting data to update the inventory of ash trees in public right-of-ways and parks. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2: Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jaguilar@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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CARBONDALE — Carl Meinecke sidles up to an ash tree and wraps a tape measure around the trunk, gathering both circumference and diameter in one move.
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