Kristy Burnett
Communications Manager
(970) 491-4920
Kristy.Burnett@colostate.edu
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — For the sixth consecutive year, Fort Collins-based charity Northern Colorado Shares has teamed up with the Colorado State Forest Service to provide fresh-cut Christmas trees for local families in need
Landscape trees in urban and community settings throughout Colorado are going dormant now, and they require care before and during the winter to remain in top health.
DENVER – Although Colorado experienced a relatively moderate wildfire season in 2017, the current catastrophic losses faced by California and some other Western states highlight the need to address wildfire-prone forests on a regional basis.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Vince Urbina, a community forester based out of the Colorado State Forest Service Grand Junction District Office, has been recognized as 2017 Arborist of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The smoke from summer wildfires has served as a reminder to Coloradans that many forests remain unhealthy and fire-prone, and that the occurrence of wildfire in natural settings is inevitable. For those interested in taking action but who have lacked the means, funding is now available to help address these concerns.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Homeowners considering planting a tree this fall, take heed: According to a report just released by the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), the fastest-growing planted trees for Colorado’s Front Range communities appear to be cottonwood, catalpa, silver maple, blue spruce and white oak varietals.
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 — and are not being damaged by bark beetles or any specific tree insect or disease.
GOULD, Colo. – The Colorado State Forest Service is offering firewood from the Colorado State Forest in north-central Colorado for $10 per cord.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) released a video of a June tour held to commemorate the designation of buildings at the Colorado State Forest on the federal National Register of Historic Places.
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — This week, the invasive tree pest emerald ash borer (EAB) was confirmed in the City of Lafayette. This detection is still within a quarantine area established to try and prevent the human-assisted spread of EAB, but represents only the third confirmation of EAB anywhere in Colorado outside the City of Boulder, where the pest was first detected in 2013. EAB has also been confirmed in Gunbarrel and Longmont.
