It certainly had a devastating impact on forests within the park, and it has necessitated mitigative actions outside of the park to prevent it from spreading further. Companies have looked at the situation within the park and said, “Oh my goodness. That's what's coming at us”. Of the pine stands immediately adjacent to the park that are at risk of the pine beetle spreading through, many of those stands have been harvested, and that strategy has been very successful at stopping the further eastward spread.
