Extract: This study estimates and compares impacts on the economic fabric of Front Range communities imposed by Mountain Pine Beetle and Western Spruce Budwork infestations. Specifically, the local economies of Estes Park, Nederland, and Woodland Park, Colorado will be studies. Losses, gains or shifts in economic activity, caused by infestation, will be measured and related to change in forest outputs (primarily recreational and aesthetic). The economic effects of pest mitigation measures can be estimated through the development of inforation concerning the dependence of Front Range economies to forest outputs.