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Reducing Wildland Fuels Through Pile Burning

When foresters complete forest management and fuels reduction treatments, they sometimes pile up the leftover, non-merchantable material. Trained Colorado State Forest Service personnel then burn these piles as an economical and effective method of disposing of excess wildland fire fuels.

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Meet the Women on the CSFS GIS Team

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. The women on the CSFS GIS team play a huge role in keeping maps and data available to CSFS staff and partners across the state.

buck deer walks through alpine meadow

Healthy Wildlife, Healthy Forests Go Hand in Hand

World Wildlife Day is an annual celebration on March 3 about the connection between people and our planet’s biodiversity. Maintaining healthy forests is critical to keeping both wildlife and wildlife watchers happy.

sunny sky on a partially snow-covered dirt row that goes through a coniferous forest.

Good Neighbor Authority Delivers Wildfire Reduction Help to North Routt County Residents

The GNA program lets the U.S. Forest Service enter into agreements with state forestry agencies to pool resources to complete critical, cross-boundary work that improves forest health, reduces wildfire risk and protects watersheds. In north Routt County, partnering with the CSFS helps the U.S. Forest Service access land-locked federal forest, reachable only with agreement of residents whose private lands surround it.

screenshot of the Wildfire Risk Viewer application that contains a digital map of Colorado and a legend.

Surface and Canopy Fuels in the 2022 CO-WRA Update

The Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment (CO-WRA) is a statewide geospatial analysis designed to increase wildfire awareness, provide comprehensive data and information concerning wildfire risk and local fire history and educate users about wildfire risk reduction and hazard mitigation resources available from the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) and partner organizations. The 2022 CO-WRA update was released on July 17, 2023.

forest of tall coniferous trees.

Carbon in Colorado Forests

Gaining a better understanding of the complexities of carbon can help inform management strategies, identify priority areas, and promote climate mitigation and adaptation.

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