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Fun, Food and Foam at the 2011 Forestry Fair
The Forestry Fair held in Fort Collins on Sept. 17 was a great success, thank you to all who contributed.
The event provided great networking opportunities for CSFS and our partners, as well as many interactive learning activities for the public. The event was sponsored by CSFS and WCNR, and:
- More than 15 other natural resources agencies, organizations and industry members participated
- 50 plus volunteers assisted
- Approximately 200 interested community members attended
- Many CSU and Front Range Community College students attended or volunteered
A Day Packed with Forestry Activities and Demonstrations
The CSU Logging Sports Team showed off their skills; and CSFS joined trained volunteers to demo the chipper and sawmill. Other equipment displayed included the Aphis' "don't move firewood trailer," a tree sprayer and a portable wood burner. A nearby woodlot area offered tree felling operations and lessons on forest measurements and mountain pine beetle.
Meanwhile, the booth area was busy with interactive displays, including tree and wildlife identification, tree cookie activities, Puppet Tree shows, and Smokey Bear. Booth displays included information for all ages and many attendees used the time to explore natural resources career opportunities. People also seemed to enjoy the Hog Wild BBQ lunch.
Tours of the engine shop and nursery were popular attractions. There is no doubt that the biggest smiles of the day were on the faces of visitors, both young and old, who watched and sprayed water and foam; the engine shop certainly knows how to draw a crowd.
Nursery tours offered a behind the scenes look our fields, greenhouses and the cooler. Tours at the nursery were led by both CSFS employees and volunteers.
Thanks to all who gave their time and energy to this event!
We had a enjoyable, safe and well-organized Forestry Fair.
Many of our partners were appreciative of our efforts and seemed eager to do it again in 2012. We will be pulling together a committee and hope to make this an annual event. We would also like to consider offering it at other locations across the state. If you would like to get involved in our 2012 planning, please contact Jamie Dahl or Sara Colorosa.
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Thank you to all our volunteers who participated in the following events:
2011 Volunteer Events
January 15 - Workday at Lory State Park, Bellvue
January 31-February 2 - Tree seedling nursery workday, CSFS Foothills Campus
February 25 - Foothills Campus tree mitigation
March 5 - Workday at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Red Feather Lakes
March 9 - CSFS Volunteer orientation, Fort Collins
March 21 - Beetle Busters planning meeting, CSFS Foothills Campus, Fort Collins
April 2 - Field demo workshops on fire rehabilitation, Boulder
April 9 - Beetle Busters site visit, Paradise Park
April 23 - Scout Day at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Red Feather Lakes
April 25 - Puppet tree shows at Dunn Elementary, Fort Collins
May 6 - Workday at Lory State Park, Bellvue
May 7 - Tree planting and rehabilitation at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Red Feather Lakes
May 10 - Tree cookie making for educational outreach, CSFS Foothills Campus
May 17 - Children's Water Festival, CSU Main Campus
May 21 - National Walk in the Woods Day at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Red Feather Lakes
May 23 - "Jim Hubbard Fire Management Building" dedication, CSFS Foothills Campus, Fort Collins
June 11 - Bailey Morrow Mountain Trail building, Bailey
June 15 - Workday at Pingree Park
July 7 - Invasive plant removal and workday at Lory State Park, Bellvue
July 9 - Insectival at Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster
July 26 - CSFS Nursery workday, Fort Collins
August 27 - Chipper training and service project, Fort Collins
August 30 - Environmental education training, Fort Collins
September 7 - Nursery tour training and CSFS orientation, Fort Collins
September 10 - CSFS booth at AG Day, Fort Collins
September 17 - Forestry Fair, CSFS Offices at the Foothills Campus, Fort Collins
September 24 - National Public Lands Day, Red Feather Lakes
October 21 - Workday at Lory State Park, Bellvue
December 3 & 4 - Holiday tree cutting and sales, Golden
December 10 - Chipping at the Environmental Learning Center, Fort Collins
December 10 - Holiday tree delivery to families in need, Fort Collins
2010 Volunteer Events
April 11 - Forest management work at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch near Red Feather Lakes
April 17 - Forestry Field Day at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch near Red Feather Lakes
May 8 - Earth Day celebration tree planting, CSFS Fort Collins District and State Office
May 13 - CSFS Nursery tour, Fort Collins
May 18 - Children's Water Festival, CSU main campus
June 5 - Tree planting at Pingree Park, located 50 miles west of Fort Collins
June 12 - Forest Demonstration Day, Black Forest, El Paso County
July 7 - Workday at CSFS Nursery, Fort Collins
July 15 - Workday at CSFS Nursery, Fort Collins
July 21 - Evening planting at Pingree Park
August 4-6 - Ecological monitoring for the Uncompahgre Mesas Forest Restoration and Demonstration Project
August 7 - CSFS booth, Larimer County Fair
August 12 - Workday, Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
August 20 - Workday, CSFS Foothills Campus
August 21 - Workday at CSFS Nursery, Fort Collins
September 11- Getting the work done: A forestry demonstration workshop for private forest landowners, Ward
September 17-19 - Ecological monitoring with the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Woodland Park
September 25 - Larimer County Beetle Busters training