Publications

The Colorado State Forest Service offers publications on a diversity of topics. This webpage also contains publications from Colorado State University Extension about trees, forests and wildfire.

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CSFS Publications for Landowners, Homeowners & Communities

CSFS Overview
Caring for Colorado’s Forests: An Overview of the Colorado State Forest Service (423 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CSFSAgencyOverview-www.pdf
Colorado Forest Action Plan 2020 (56 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-ForestActionPlan.pdf
Colorado Forest Facts (670 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/305770_Colorado_Forest_Facts-www.pdf
Colorado State Forest Service Five-Year Strategic Plan: 2021-2025 (1.4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CSFS_2021-2025_Strategic_Plan.pdf
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Reports
2024 Healthy Forests & Vibrant Communities Report	https://csfs.colostate.edu/forest-management/hfvc-report/
2024 Incentives for Local Government Grant Program Report (580 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-ILG_LegislativeReport_Final_Accessible.pdf
2024 Report on the Health of Colorado’s Forests	https://csfs.colostate.edu/forest-management/forest-health-report-2024/
Colorado Forest Carbon Inventory (13 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CSFS_CarbonAccountingReport_2024_FINAL_accessible.pdf
Colorado Forest Management Activity Tracker (Forest Tracker) (4.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CSFS_ColoradoForestTracker_V1_Final_Accessible.pdf
Colorado Forestry Best Management Practices: Forest Stewardship Guidelines for Water Quality Protection - 2023 Field Monitoring Report (6.2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CSFS_BMP-FieldMonitoringReport_022025_Accessible.pdf
Colorado Senate Bill 22-007: Final Report (15.2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SB22-007-Final-Report.pdf
Forest Management to Protect Colorado’s Water Resources: A Synthesis Report to Support House Bill 16-1255 (1.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FINAL-305335_Water_Resources_Rpt-www.pdf
Organizational Analysis of State Supported Wildfire Mitigation Efforts in Colorado (8.2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-1208-Final-Report.pdf
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Forest Management & Stewardship
Choosing a Forestry Contractor and Consultant (282 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Choosing-a-forestry-contractor.pdf
Colorado Forest Resilience Planning Guide (9.18 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Colorado_Forest_Resilience_Planning_Guide_February_2025_accessible.pdf
Colorado Forest Road Field Handbook (13.6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CSFS_FRST_RD_HNDBK_Web_030725_CMP_Accessible.pdf
Colorado’s Forest Stewardship Program (458 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stewardship_brochure.pdf
Forest Ag Program (350 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CSFS_Forest_Ag_Program_Sept_2018.pdf
Forest Products: From Marking to Market (1.5 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ForestProducts-MarkingtoMarket2013rev-www.pdf
Forestry Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality in Colorado 2023 (7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BMP_WaterQuality_2023_Web_CMP.pdf
Landowner Assistance Programs for Forestry/Agroforestry in Colorado (57 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Landowner-Assistance-Programs-rev112610.pdf
Landowner Guide to Living with Bark Beetles (2.7 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/MPB_Newspaper_Insert_Final.pdf
Landowner Guide to Thinning (1.5 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/landowner_g4thin_scr.pdf
Landowning Colorado Style (3.4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/landowning_guide.pdf
Living Snow Fences: Protection That Just Keeps Growing (5.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Living-Snow-Fences-Final-lo-rez.pdf
Mastication Operational Guidelines (234 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/masticationoperationalguidelines.pdf
Where Wood Works: Harnessing the Energy of Woody Biomass in Colorado (4.9 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Where-Wood-Works-2011.pdf
Why Manage Our Forests? (350 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CSFS_Why_Manage_our_Forests_Aug_2018.pdf
Managing Forest Types
Cottonwood Management: Ecology, Rehabilitation, Wildfire and Other Considerations (7.8 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cottonwood_Management_QuickGuide_26June2015.pdf
Gambel Oak Management (Fact Sheet 6.311) (3 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Gambel-Oak-Management-Fact-Sheet-6.311.pdf
Lodgepole Pine Management Guidelines for Land Managers in the Wildland-Urban Interface (1.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/lpp-guide-LS-www.pdf
Piñon-Juniper Management (Quick Guide FM 2011-1) (401 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/120866_PinonJuniperGuide_www.pdf
The Status of Our Scientific Understanding of Lodgepole Pine and Mountain Pine Beetles – A Focus on Forest Ecology and Fire Behavior (808 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/LPP_scientific-LS-www.pdf
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Forest Insects, Diseases & Disorders
Aphids on Shade Trees and Ornamentals (Fact Sheet 5.511) (2.5 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Aphids-on-Shade-Trees-and-Ornamentals-Fact-Sheet-5.511.pdf
Asian Longhorned Beetle in Colorado – Identification of Insects and Damage of Similar Appearance (321 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/Asian_Beetle.pdf
Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots (Fact Sheet 2.920) (2.6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Aspen-and-Poplar-Leaf-Spots-Fact-Sheet-2.920.pdf
Bacterial Wetwood (Fact Sheet 2.910) (3.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bacterial-Wetwood-Fact-Sheet-2.910.pdf
Bark Beetles: Are Your Trees at Risk? (2.4 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Bark-Beetles-Brochure.pdf
Cytospora Canker (Fact Sheet 2.937) (1.4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Cytospora-Canker-Fact-Sheet-2.937.pdf
Douglas-fir Beetle (Quick Guide FM 2016-1) (560 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Douglas-Fir-Beetle-QuickGuide2016.pdf
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth (Quick Guide FM 2015-2) (5.4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Douglas-Fir-Tussock-Moth-QG-2015-FINAL.pdf
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Options (8.9 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DFTM_Treatment_Options_18April2016_www3.pdf
Emerald Ash Borer (Quick Guide UCF 2016-1) (6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FINAL_EAB_QuickGuide_Revision_25APRIL2016.pdf
Emerald Ash Borer Decision Guide (624 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FINAL-Managing-EmeraldAshBorer-DecisionGuide.pdf
Environmental Disorders of Woody Plants (Fact Sheet 2.932) (122 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Environmental-Disorders-of-Woody-Plants-Fact-Sheet-2.932.pdf
Fir Engraver Beetle (Quick Guide FM 2016-3) (6.8 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fir_Engraver_QG_1Nov_2016.pdf
Fire Blight (Fact Sheet 2.907) (1.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fire-Blight-Fact-Sheet-2.907.01.pdf
Fire Blight in Ornamental Trees and Shrubs (Fact Sheet 2.907-2) (5.2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fire-Blight-Fact-Sheet-2.907.02.pdf
Gypsy Moth in Colorado – Identification of Insects and Damage of Similar Appearance (537 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/Gypsy_Moth.pdf
Gypsy Moth: What You Need to Know about the Threat to Forests in Colorado (409 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/CSU_2011_GypsyMoth-www.pdf
Honeylocust Diseases (Fact Sheet 2.939) (4.2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Honeylocust-Diseases-Fact-Sheet-2.939.pdf
Insecticides Used to Control Emerald Ash Borer on Residential Shade Trees (Fact Sheet 5.626) (896 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/InsecticidesEAB-Control_05626.pdf
Ips Beetles (Fact Sheet 5.558) (9.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ips-Beetles-Fact-Sheet-5.558.pdf
Leafmining Insects (Fact Sheet 5.548) (612 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Leafmining-Insects-Fact-Sheet-5.548.pdf
Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees (Fact Sheet 7.425) (2.8 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Magnesium-Chloride-Toxicity-in-Trees-Fact-Sheet-7.425.pdf
Mistletoes in Colorado Conifers (Fact Sheet 2.925) (4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mistletoes-in-CO-Conifers-Fact-Sheet-2.925.pdf
Mountain Pine Beetle (Fact Sheet 5.528) (10.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mountain-Pine-Beetle-Fact-Sheet-5.528.pdf
Oystershell Scale (Fact Sheet 5.513) (2.5 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Oystershell-Scale-Fact-Sheet-5.513.pdf
Piñon Ips Bark Beetle (Quick Guide FM 2020-6) (5.3 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020_Pinon_Ips_CSFS_Quick_Guide_Web.pdf
Pinyon Pine Diseases and Insects (Fact Sheet 2.948) (3.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pinyon-Pine-Diseases-and-Insects-Fact-Sheet-2.948.pdf
Poplar Twiggall Fly (Fact Sheet 5.579) (2.2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Poplar-Twiggall-Fly-Fact-Sheet-5.579.pdf
Preventive Spraying for Mountain Pine Beetle (17 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/preventive_spraying_mpb2.pdf
Product Use to Prevent Mountain Pine Beetle (Quick Guide ID 2010-1) (2.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Web__Revision_June6_MPB_Prev_Products_QG.pdf
Shade Tree Borers (Fact Sheet 5.530) (4.6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Shade-Tree-Borers-Fact-Sheet-5.530.pdf
Solar Treatment for Mountain Pine Beetle (34 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/Solar_Treatment_for_Mountain_Pine_Beetle_April_2009.pdf
Spraying Trees to Protect Against Mountain Pine Beetle (43 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/Thoughts_on_spraying_trees-version2_final_April_2009.pdf
Spruce Beetle (Quick Guide FM 2014-1) (493 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Spruce-Beetle-QuickGuide-FM2014-1.pdf
Sudden Aspen Decline in Colorado (2.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/sad_faqs_2011-02-01.pdf
Systemic Plant Evaluation (205 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Systemic-Plant-Evaluation.pdf
Tent-Making Caterpillars (Fact Sheet 5.583) (4.3 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tent-Making-Caterpillars-Fact-Sheet-5.583.pdf
Thousand Cankers Disease of Black Walnut: How to Identify and Prevent the Spread of Thousand Cankers Disease (335 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/113144_CSFS-1000Cankers_www.pdf
Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease of Black Walnut (511 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1008_alert.pdf
Western Cedar Bark Beetles (62 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/western_cedar_bark_beetles.pdf
Western Spruce Budworm (Quick Guide FM 2016-2) (5.5 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Western_Spruce_Budworm_QG_10May2016.pdf
What’s Happening in Colorado’s Aspen Forests (1 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/What%27s_Happening_in_Colorado%27s_Aspen_Forests-2.pdf
Forest Insects, Diseases & Disorders Posters
Dwarf Mistletoes Poster (232 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/csfs-poster-dmt.pdf
Ips Beetles in Colorado Poster (946 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/ipsbeetle.pdf
Mountain Pine Beetle Poster (313 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/csfs-poster-mpb.pdf
Mountain Pine Beetle Management Poster (1.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/pinebeetlemgmt.pdf
Spruce Bark Beetle Poster (253 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/csfs-poster-sbb.pdf
Western Spruce Budworm Poster (270 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/csfs-poster-sbw.pdf
What's Ailing Your Aspen? Poster (935 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/aspen.pdf
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Tree Selection, Planting & Care
Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees (Quick Guide UCF 2010-1) (693 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Storm_Damage_Quick_Guide.pdf	urban and community forestry
Colorado Native Tree Guide (268 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nativetreeguide.pdf
Drought-Tolerant Trees for Colorado Landscapes (208 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/droughttrees.pdf	urban and community forestry
Evergreen Trees (Fact Sheet 7.403) (500 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Evergreen-Trees-Fact-Sheet-7.403.pdf
Fall and Winter Watering (Fact Sheet 7.211) (1.5 MB PDF)	https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/garden/07211.pdf	urban and community forestry
Front Range Tree Recommendation List® (2 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Front_Range_Tree_Recommended_List_Final3_digital_accessible.pdf	urban and community forestry
Growth Rates of Common Urban Trees in Westminster, Colorado (1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FINAL-Growth-Rate-Study-2016-02Aug2017.pdf
Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees (Fact Sheet 2.926) (2.3 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Healthy-Roots-and-Healthy-Trees-Fact-Sheet-2.926.pdf
Large Deciduous Trees (Fact Sheet 7.419) (738 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Large-Deciduous-Trees-Fact-Sheet-7.419.pdf	urban and community forestry
Native Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes (Fact Sheet 7.422) (5.4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Native-Shrubs-for-Colorado-Landscapes-Fact-Sheet-7.422.pdf
Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes (Fact Sheet 7.421) (4.6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Native-Trees-for-Colorado-Landscapes-Fact-Sheet-7.421.pdf
Protecting Trees During Construction (Fact Sheet 7.420) (346 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Protecting-Trees-During-Construction-Fact-Sheet-7.420.pdf	urban and community forestry
Pruning Cuts (637 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pruning-Cuts.pdf	urban and community forestry
Pruning Evergreens (253 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pruning-Evergreens.pdf	urban and community forestry
Pruning Mature Shade Trees (988 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pruning-Mature-Shade-Trees.pdf	urban and community forestry
Recommended Trees for Plains Communities of Northeastern Colorado (252 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/trees_for_northeastern_plains.pdf	urban and community forestry
Recommended Trees for Plains Communities of Southeastern Colorado (895 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/trees_for_SE_plains.pdf	urban and community forestry
Recommended Trees for the San Luis Valley Communities of Colorado (935 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/FINAL_SLV_Trees_Publication.pdf	urban and community forestry
Small Deciduous Trees (Fact Sheet 7.418) (719 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Small-Deciduous-Trees-Fact-Sheet-7.418.pdf	urban and community forestry
The Science of Planting Trees (1.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Science-of-Planting-Trees.pdf	urban and community forestry
Tree Placement: Right Plant, Right Place (582 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tree-Placement-Right-Plant-Right-Place.pdf	urban and community forestry
Tree Selection: Right Plant, Right Place (401 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tree-Selection-Right-Plant-Right-Place.pdf	urban and community forestry
Trees and Shrubs for Mountain Areas (Fact Sheet 7.423) (4.4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Trees-and-Shrubs-for-Mountain-Areas-Fact-SHeet-7.423.pdf
Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs (Fact Sheet 7.229) (711 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Xeriscaping-Trees-and-Shrubs-Fact-Sheet-7.229.pdf	urban and community forestry
Nursery Publications
Aspen Seed Collection (757 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/aspenseed.pdf
Fruits of Your Labor: A Cookbook for Windbreak Fruits (532 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/fruits_of_your_labor_cookbook.pdf
Planting Guide (51 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Nursery-Planting-guide2015.pdf
Species Suitability Guide (55 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/SpeciesSuitabilityGuideforColorado.pdf
Trees for Conservation: A Buyer’s Guide (1.8 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/08byrgd-www.pdf
Trees for Conservation: Planning, Planting & Care (1.8 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/trees_for_conv_scr.pdf
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Wildfire Mitigation
Cheatgrass and Wildfire (Fact Sheet 6.310) (942 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Cheatgrass-and-Wildfire-Fact-Sheet-6.310.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Colorado Property & Insurance Wildfire Preparedness Guide (4 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Wildfire_22x8.5_2021.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Fire-Resistant Landscaping (Fact Sheet 6.303) (3.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CSFS_CSU-Ext_Fact-Sheets_FRL_FINAL_Web_accessible.pdf	wildfire mitigation
FireWise Construction: Site Design & Building Materials (1.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/firewise-construction2012.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Forest Home Fire Safety (Fact Sheet 6.304) (836 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Forest-Home-Fire-Safety-Fact-Sheet-6.304.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Grass Seed Mixes to Reduce Wildfire Hazard (Fact Sheet 6.306) (150 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/06306.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Home Ignition Zone: A Guide to Preparing Your Home for Wildfire and Creating Defensible Space (2.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021_CSFS_HIZGuide_Web.pdf	wildfire mitigation
La Zona De Ignición Del Hogar (Spanish version of Home Ignition Zone guide) (1.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/012723_HIZ-Guide_Spanish_Web.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Low-Flammability Landscape Plants (Fact Sheet 6.305) (1.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CSFS_CSU-Ext_Fact-Sheets_LFLP_FINAL_web.pdf	wildfire mitigation
Wildfire Fuels Management Practices in Grass-Dominated Landscapes	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wildfire-mitigation/grasslands/	wildfire mitigation
Community Wildfire Protection Planning
Community Guide to Preparing and Implementing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (8.6 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/CWPP_Report_Aug2008.pdf	CWPP
Community Wildfire Protection Plan Evaluation Guide (809 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/eval_9-8-08_web.pdf	CWPP
Community Wildfire Protection Planning: HFRA and Beyond (1.5 MB PPT)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/CWPP_Powerpoint_Jan_2005.ppt	CWPP
Community Wildfire Protection Plans: Briefing Paper (48 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/cwpp_briefing_paper.pdf	CWPP
Community Wildfire Protection Plans: Guidelines for Implementation (4.1 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/cwwpguidelinesfactsheet.pdf	CWPP
Fuelbreak Guidelines for Forested Subdivisions & Communities (611 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/fuelbreak_guidellines.pdf	CWPP
Integrating Potential Operational Delineations [PODs] into Community Wildfire Protection Plans: Guidance for Community Planners (7.6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PODs_CWPP_Guidance_August2022.pdf	CWPP
Leaders Guide for Developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (209 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/CWPP_LG.pdf	CWPP
Minimum Standards for Developing Community Wildfire Protection Plans (75 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-CSFS_CWPP_Min_Standards.pdf	CWPP
Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan: A Handbook for Wildland-Urban Interface Communities (662 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/cwpphandbook.pdf	CWPP
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Post-Fire Rehabilitation
Colorado Post-Fire Recovery Playbook (13.1 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Colorado_Post_Fire_Playbook.pdf
Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires (Fact Sheet 6.309) (7.3 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/06309.pdf
Replanting in Burn Areas: Tips for Safety and Success (730 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FINAL-Post-Fire-Replanting-and-Safety-Tips-May2019.pdf
Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire (Fact Sheet 6.308) (2.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/06308.pdf
Vegetative Recovery after Wildfire (Fact Sheet 6.307) (188 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/06307.pdf

The following brochures offer information on the management and treatment of burned trees on your property.
Douglas-Fir (586 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/How-to-Dougfir.pdf	wildfire
Gambel Oak & Serviceberry (865 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/How-to-gambel-oak-and-serviceberry.pdf	wildfire
Pinyon Pine & Juniper (888 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/How-to-PJ.pdf	wildfire
Ponderosa & Lodgepole Pine (896 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/How-to-Ponderosa-and-lodgepole.pdf	wildfire
Quaking Aspen (939 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/documents/How-to-Aspen.pdf	wildfire
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Educators & Youth
A Year in the Life of a Mountain Pine Beetle By: Buford the Mountain Pine Beetle (Coloring Book) (1.7 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/BufordColoringBookFINAL.pdf
A Year in the Life of a Mountain Pine Beetle By: Buford the Mountain Pine Beetle (Storybook) (1.2 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/Buford_MPB_Book.pdf
Colorado Blue Spruce Poster (735 KB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CO_blue_spruce_poster.pdf
Colorado Native Tree Cards (2.2 MB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/tree_cards.pdf
Colorado Natives: Trees Poster (8.6 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CO_natives_trees_poster.pdf
The Role of Wildland Fire in Our Forests (1.7 MB PDF)	https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/305864_FireEcology-6x6bk-www.pdf
Make Your Home FireWise (Coloring Book) (433 KB PDF)	https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/woody_debris_coloring_book.pdf
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CSFS Publications for Landowners, Homeowners & Communities

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Forest Management & Stewardship

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