Forest Health Report: CSFS Efforts Protect Life, Property from 2018 Fires
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The new strategic plan outlines the vision, mission and strategic goals of the CSFS through 2020 and is designed to be a guiding document that provides clear direction, is easy to understand and used regularly internally and externally.
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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. What do these changes mean for Colorado forests, and for forest landowners?
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Emerald ash borer (EAB) was confirmed for the first time in Colorado, in the City of Boulder in 2013. The destructive, non-native insect now poses an emerging and serious threat to Colorado’s urban and community forests.
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The Restoring Colorado’s Forests Fund provides tree seedlings for planting on lands that have been severely impacted by wildfire or other disasters. The fund targets areas that are most critical to water protection and wildlife habitat.
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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.
MONTROSE, Colo. – Staff from the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Montrose Field Office and the West Region Wildfire Council (WRWC) continued a local tradition this year by cutting piñon pine trees considered to be wildfire hazards and providing them as Christmas trees for local veterans and families in need.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – With the coming of the winter heating season, the Colorado State Forest Service is debuting a new tool to help builders make new buildings more climate conscious and less dependent on non-renewable sources of energy.
