Colorado Forest Carbon Inventory Highlights: Aboveground Live Carbon (2002-2019)
Forests absorb carbon through photosynthesis and release it through respiration, decomposition and combustion.
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Wildfire mitigation planning begins amid mountain pine beetle outbreak in Front Range forests
Colorado State Forest Service experts joined Gov. Jared Polis on Monday to announce increased wildfire mitigation and other efforts to protect Colorado forests and communities amid a mountain pine beetle outbreak that is killing trees, which could fuel extreme fires along the Front Range.
CSU launches public tool for tracking forest management, wildfire mitigation
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.
10th year of aerial surveys predicts brilliant Colorado fall colors
Dan West, an entomologist with the Colorado State Forest Service, has just finished his 10th year of flying all over Colorado and conducting aerial surveys to inspect forest health.
Forest Carbon Offsets for Colorado Landowners
Carbon markets exchange carbon credits and provide a way for forest landowners to derive long-term, non-consumptive value from well-managed forests.
Q&A with Dana Coelho, CSFS Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager
Urban and community forestry is about the relationship that we as people have with the natural world through trees where we live, work and play.
Happy Arbor Day!
Colorado State Forest Service director Matt McCombs wishes Coloradans a Happy Arbor Day from the CSFS Nursery and talks about the importance of trees.
Aerial Survey: Spruce Beetle Remains Most Deadly Forest Pest
During their annual hearing before the Colorado General Assembly, State Forester Matthew McCombs and Regional Forester Frank Beum announced a report detailing the results of the 2021 aerial detection survey led by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, and Colorado State Forest Service.
Plant Trees to Celebrate 150 Years of Arbor Day
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day, when the residents of Nebraska planted more than a million trees on April 10, 1872, to celebrate the first tree planter’s holiday.
Disturbances in Colorado’s Forests
The forests in Colorado are subject to many different disturbances. Some of the most common disturbances are insect damage, disease damage and fire damage.
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