The CSFS and partners, including the U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program, signed a conservation easement to protect 3,386 acres of important forested and riparian habitat for both aquatic and terrestrial wildlife.
Colorado’s winter and spring have set records for heat and lack of moisture, according to the Colorado Climate Center, and the double whammy could hurt urban forests throughout the state by making them more vulnerable to disease and pests.
Gov. Polis proclaimed May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Colorado is entering the 2026 wildfire season with significant drought, low snowpack and higher temperatures.
Colorado State University celebrated 15 years as an Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus with a tree planting and ceremony April 24. Students, faculty, staff and community members recognized Arbor Day and the milestone anniversary by planting nine trees on the north side of the Hartshorn Building in the center of campus.
Gold Creek’s proactive mitigation efforts limited fire spread and intensity, which allowed firefighters gain control more quickly and operate more safely according to Elizabeth Fire Protection District Chief TJ Steck.
The Colorado State Forest Service has been working hard on a series of projects that are restoring a healthy forest, reducing wildfire risk for communities and supporting the local economy.
Forests absorb carbon through photosynthesis and release it through respiration, decomposition and combustion.
The CSFS recently completed an accounting of carbon stored in Colorado’s harvested wood products. This S&D Byte provides key findings, trends over time and context from this inventory.
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.
