Forest Health Report: CSFS projects across Colorado protect residents, watersheds, wildlife for our future
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The strategic plan outlines the vision, mission and strategic goals of the CSFS through 2020 and is designed to be a guiding document for the agency.
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Colorado’s climate, like that of the rest of the planet, is undergoing significant change. As a result, changes to forest environments are occurring.
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Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a destructive, non-native insect that poses an emerging and serious threat to Colorado’s urban and community forests.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – With spring around the corner, the Colorado State Forest Service is reminding residents that late winter is the best time to prune most trees.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State Forest Service presented its annual forest health report to legislators at the State Capitol today, highlighting the current conditions of forests across Colorado and how the agency is improving the health of the state’s forests.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Despite snow falling across many parts of Colorado recently, certain areas of the state are currently experiencing some level of drought, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Forest managers are working together to address continued outbreaks of insects and disease on Colorado’s forests, including spruce beetle, which remains the most damaging forest pest in the state for the eighth consecutive year, based on a 2019 aerial detection survey led by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, and Colorado State Forest Service.
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. – A recent cold snap in October injured a large number of ponderosa pines in the southeast area of Colorado. With warm weather preceding winter this year, the trees did not have the chance to transition into dormancy before freezing occurred.
