| Salida
District - Caring for Your Land
When a forest is healthy, it
is resilient to changes that are thrown at it.
Forest components include trees, shrubs, grasses,
soil, and wildlife. Is the forest you live in
resilient to heavy rains, bark beetles, or fire?
A healthy forest protects water quality, wildlife,
and the beautiful view we tend to take for granted.
The word "forest"
can also be used to refer to trees in an urban
setting. Caring for the trees around homes and
parks tends to be more intensive. A healthy urban
forest also protects water quality, adds considerable
aesthetic value, and provides habitat for birds,
mammals, and insects.
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Salida District has pamphlets addressing
traditional forest care issues: Your Forest,
Your Decision; Coached Planning for Landhelp;
Landowning Colorado Style; How to Prune
Trees; and Landowner Guide to Thinning.
Our foresters are also available by appointment
to visit your property. Recommendations
are based on sound forest management and
your objectives for your land.
If you are serious about improving the
over-all health of your forest, we can write
a management plan with information and recommendations
specific to your property. The implementation
schedule included in the plan is based on
your objectives and the current forest condition.
Our District has a Vermeer chipper to turn
trimmed branches and small trees into wood
chips. The wood chips are good for paths
or can be composted. The chipper is available
for hire with two operators. We are also
qualified to burn slash piles.
Each winter, the Salida District takes
orders for Colorado-grown seedling trees
and shrubs from landowners with two or more
acres. The seedlings arrive the second part
of April or first part of May, depending
on your property's location.
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In the urban setting, tree care
issues include proper planting techniques, watering
tips, proper pruning techniques, and minimizing
abuses.
We are available to trouble-shoot
issues from the office, or to make site visits.
The municipalities in Lake and Chaffee Counties
have personnel dedicated to the well-being of
trees in the parkways and parks associated with
the Public Works Department and/or Tree Board.
Web Resources
Landowner
Property Assessment
Weed
Management
Colorado
State Forest Service Nursery
Landowning
Colorado Style (3.45 MB PDF)
Buyer's
Guide to Seedlings (1.25 MB
PDF)
Note: You will
need Acrobat
5.0, or higher to open the PDF files.
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