Planting Seeds for Future Foresters
CSFS helps Camp Rocky students learn forestry skills and explore natural resource careers.
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Partners Launch Project to Remove Diseased, Dead Trees in Summit County
By removing diseased and dead lodgepole pine, the project will open up space for healthy aspen trees and spruce, pine and fir saplings to grow into the canopy.
Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
Despite occasional rain showers in areas of western Colorado over the spring and summer, persistent drought conditions have parched soil over much of the western part of the state, stressing irrigated lawns and larger landscape trees.
Green Menace Has Spread to Erie
The Town of Erie is the latest community on the Front Range to confirm the presence of emerald ash borer – an invasive, highly destructive tree pest.
Summit County Forest More Resilient to Wildfire Thanks to Shared Stewardship Project
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Local, state and federal agencies have completed the first phase of their joint work to reduce wildfire fuels and improve forest health on the Wellington side of the Golden Horseshoe Trail System east of Breckenridge.
Prep Trees in Fall for the Winter Ahead
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Trees in urban and community settings throughout Colorado are going dormant, and they require care before and during the winter to remain in top health. Homeowners can take measures now and through spring to help their trees through the oncoming harsh conditions, says Vince Urbina, community forestry program manager for the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS).
Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Wildfires are both natural and inevitable – including in wildland-urban interface settings where millions of Coloradans live.
Health of Colorado’s Forests in Jeopardy, But Action Plan Delivers Path Forward
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – This year’s record-breaking wildfire season in Colorado is a stark reminder of the need to invest in the health of our forests.
Cross-boundary fuel break and hazard tree removal to begin on Sheep Mountain
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) are partnering to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health, wildlife habitat and public safety on the slopes of Sheep Mountain in Grand County.
Dying, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Although thousands of evergreen trees in Colorado’s high country, foothills and communities are beginning to display dying yellow or brown needles, most are simply going through a natural shedding process – they are not being damaged by bark beetles or any specific tree insect or disease.
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