page_title: Fraser Biosphere Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Fraser Biosphere Reserve
caption_attribution_description: English: Mountain pine beetle outbreak on the Fraser Experimental Forest, Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, part of the Fraser Biosphere Reserve, 2007.
context_page_description: The Fraser Biosphere Reserve and Experimental Forest is a former UNESCO Biosphere Reserve situated on the west side of the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado and includes the entire watershed of Main St. Louis Creek, a tributary of the Fraser River.
  The reserve encompasses the 9,328 hectares Fraser Experimental Forest. Established in 1937, this experimental forest is an outdoor research laboratory to study timber, water, wildlife management, and their integration in the high elevation subalpine coniferous forests. It is managed by the Rocky Mountain Research Station of the United States Forest Service and is located within the Arapaho National Forest. The forest was withdrawn from the UN reserve program as of June 14, 2017.
context_section_description: The Fraser Biosphere Reserve and Experimental Forest (established 1976) is a former UNESCO Biosphere Reserve situated on the west side of the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado and includes the entire watershed of Main St. Louis Creek, a tributary of the Fraser River.
  The reserve encompasses the 9,328 hectares (36.02 sq mi) Fraser Experimental Forest. Established in 1937, this experimental forest is an outdoor research laboratory to study timber, water, wildlife management, and their integration in the high elevation subalpine coniferous forests.  It is managed by the Rocky Mountain Research Station of the United States Forest Service and is located within the Arapaho National Forest. The forest was withdrawn from the UN reserve program as of June 14, 2017.
caption: A view of the Fraser Experimental Forest, 2007. The reddish areas show Mountain Pine Beetle damage.
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