Alert: Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak
We’re monitoring a mountain pine beetle outbreak on the Front Range of Colorado. Access key resources for managing mountain pine beetles in your trees and stay informed about the outbreak.
The Colorado State Forest Service can help you achieve your goals.
The Colorado State Forest Service supports thousands of residents, communities and partners every year in managing Colorado’s forests. Through responsible actions grounded in science, we can steward and protect Colorado’s diverse forests and the benefits they provide.
Overly dense and unhealthy forests are susceptible to destructive wildfires and outbreaks of bark beetles and other forest pests, especially in Colorado’s warm, dry climate. Different strategies and approaches are needed to manage the various types of forests in Colorado to improve their health and resilience to wildfire, insects and diseases.
The Colorado State Forest Service provides the following plans, tools and reports for guiding forest management and stewardship in Colorado.
The Colorado State Forest Service and its partners conducted a vast majority of their forest management work in high-priority areas of the state and greatly increased the acres of forests they managed and enhanced annually from 2020 through 2024.
In Huerfano County, thoughtful planning has reduced wildfire risk and improved conditions at the Cucharas River headwaters.
Landowners and the Rifle Field Office worked together to lower the risk of wildfire over a few hundred acres of Gambel oak and serviceberry. Bonus: Deer and elk have easier access for forage and cover.
