Pine Beetle in Jasper National Park

Maricela Pricop wrote:

During August of 2018, I observed that extensive areas of forests in Jasper National Park, around Patricia Lake, are brown. I visited the exact same area (Patricia Lake) during the summer of 2009, and it was completely green. I presume that currently the forests in Jasper National Park are affected by the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins).