May is Wildfire Awareness Month: Are You Prepared?
read more
Rooted in science. Driven by collaboration. View our roadmap to improving forest health across Colorado.
More
Get Tips on Selecting, Planting and Caring for Trees in Colorado
read moreReport: Colorado Forests Are in Trouble After Historic Wildfires. Here’s How We’re Working To Protect Them
READ MOREFIA annual inventory provides scientific data on forest health & resources
read moreColorado Wood Energy Team helps communities & facilities reduce energy costs
read more2020 Forest Action Plan
Resources for Recovery After Wildfires
Long after the flames are out, land managers and landowners must deal with the impacts of wildfire on forests, people and ecosystems.
More
EAB: A Serious Threat to Community Trees
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a destructive, non-native insect that poses an emerging and serious threat to Colorado’s urban and community forests.
More
Help Restore Forests Impacted by Fire, Flood
The Restoring Colorado’s Forests Fund provides tree seedlings for planting on lands severely impacted by wildfire or other disasters, targeting areas critical to water protection and wildlife habitat.
More
News
Coloradans Urged to Reduce Wildfire Risk During Wildfire Awareness Month
Governor Jared Polis has signed a proclamation declaring this May as Wildfire Awareness Month, an annual observance to encourage residents to better prepare their homes and communities for wildfires. With about half of all Coloradans – about 3 million people – living in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), it’s important for people to take action to reduce the risk wildfire poses to their homes and create more fire-adapted communities.
Forest Legacy Program Provides Opportunity for Private Landowners to Conserve Forested Lands
Colorado landowners who want to protect environmentally valuable private forest areas that could someday be threatened by development or conversion to other non-forest uses – and who desire to receive monetary compensation in the process – now have the opportunity to submit proposals to protect their forestlands.
Happy Colorado Arbor Day!
Arbor Day in Colorado is celebrated on the third Friday in April. What is Arbor Day? Colorado State Forest Service director Mike Lester explains and also shares trivia about one of his favorite trees.
Plant Trees to Celebrate Arbor Day in Colorado
Spring is an ideal time to plant trees in Colorado, when new trees have the best chance of getting established. It is also the time of year Coloradans celebrate Arbor Day and recognize the importance of trees in their communities. With Colorado Arbor Day this Friday, April 16 and National Arbor Day on Friday, April 30, the Colorado State Forest Service is encouraging residents and communities to plant and celebrate trees.
Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
The Colorado State Forest Service announced today that it is accepting proposals for FRWRM grants from Colorado HOAs, community groups, local governments, fire protection districts, utilities and nonprofit organizations seeking funding to improve forest health, conduct forest restoration and reduce wildfire risk on non-federal land in the state. In March, Governor Polis signed a bill (SB21-054) to transfer $6 million from the General Fund to the FRWRM grant program to address wildfire risk in Colorado. Approximately $6 million in total funding is available, and grant awards are available up to $1 million during this FRWRM grant cycle.