Semiochemical Treatments: The Exploitation of Bark Beetle Communication for Forest Management
Semiochemicals can be important tools to monitor and control bark beetle populations as part of an integrated pest management strategy.
Author: diler
Colorado Front Range Mountain Pine Beetle Outlook: Current Conditions, Future Potential Susceptibility and Capacity to Process Impacted Volume
The CSFS used aerial survey and FIA data to examine ponderosa pine-dominant forests affected by an outbreak of mountain pine beetles in a nine-county area of the Front Range.
What does the dry winter mean for Front Range trees?
Colorado’s winter and spring have set records for heat and lack of moisture, according to the Colorado Climate Center, and the double whammy could hurt urban forests throughout the state by making them more vulnerable to disease and pests.
Photos: CSU celebrates 15 years as a Tree Campus
Colorado State University celebrated 15 years as an Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus with a tree planting and ceremony April 24. Students, faculty, staff and community members recognized Arbor Day and the milestone anniversary by planting nine trees on the north side of the Hartshorn Building in the center of campus.
Colorado Forest Carbon Inventory Highlights: Aboveground Live Carbon (2002-2019)
Forests absorb carbon through photosynthesis and release it through respiration, decomposition and combustion.
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.
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