Town of Frisco Beetlefest
Frisco’s annual Beetlefest event is a combination of an environmental movement with actvities like a fun run, music, food, and lumberjack shows. Since 2008, Main Street in downtown Frisco transforms for a single day in September for this annual event. The first Beetlefest came about as a way to educate the community on the devastating effect mountain pine beetles have had on the area’s forests and wilderness areas. What started as an idea for creating awareness grew into a full blown day of fun and activities for the whole family.
Date: September 11, 2010 update info
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Event Cost: varies
Venue: Main Street - Frisco, CO
Contact: Seth Blackmer
Phone: (970) 668-5276
Email:
Website: townoffrisco.com
Event Details:
This unique zany event is designed to bring education and awareness regarding the devastation caused by the mountain pine beetle. The event will benefit the Friends of the Dillon Ranger District.
Join us for a full day of activities from The DLM Timberworks Lumberjack show and live entertainment to a bug petting zoo, 4k beetle stomp, and bug slug. If you get tired from all the activity stop by the informational and artist booths to see the latest in Beetle Kill products.
Start the day off with the Beetle Stomp Fun Run followed by live music. The afternoon is filled with lumberjack shows where you can watch skilled lumberjacks excel at events like speed carving, power sawing, obstacle courses and much more. Beetlefest ends in the evening with another set of live music. Enjoy food, beer and woodworker booths throughout the day. Don’t miss the Beetlefest in Frisco. It’s a great way to support the community, an environmental cause, and have a ton of fun with family or friends.
Why should I care about the mountain pine beetle?
If you've been on a road trip to Wyoming or Colorado recently you may have noticed a number of dead, or brown, pine trees. This isn't from a fire or old age, but a result of the devastating outbreak of mountain pine beetles in the Rocky Mountains. The mountain pine beetle will bore a hole into a pine tree, feed on the bark, lay eggs, and hibernate for the winter before moving on to new trees during the warmer summer months. The portion of the tree that the pine beetle feeds on destroys the flow of water and nutrients through the tree. It is thought that the effects of climate change have resulted in warmer winters giving pine beetles a higher probability of surviving. The most recent outbreaks of pine beetle have been ten fold previous outbreaks and the destruction is obvious.
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