Spring is a good time of year to prepare one’s home and property for wildfire, and Gov. Jared Polis proclaimed May as Wildfire Awareness Month to encourage residents to be ready for fire and prevent human-caused wildfires.
The new Colorado Forest Tracker is the first of its kind in Colorado, delivering comprehensive information about forest management accomplishments to all Coloradans in one location.
This year’s poster contest theme is “The Superpower of Trees.” Congratulations to this year’s winner, Claire Oliveri!
Gov. Polis and the CSFS announced $7.04 million in Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Mitigation grants to 37 projects in 26 counties across Colorado.
The annual forest health report assesses how insects are building populations in forests across the state and changing fuel dynamics for wildfire as they leave dead and dying trees in their wake.
The Colorado State Forest Service is proud to have skilled and committed women who work tirelessly to manage the state’s forests.
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.
Carbon markets exchange carbon credits and provide a way for forest landowners to derive long-term, non-consumptive value from well-managed forests.
