Coloradans Cited by Nat’l Groups for Commitment to Community Wildland Fire Protection
Three Colorado individuals were cited by national organizations for the 2017 Wildfire Mitigation Award, recognizing wildfire mitigation innovation and leadership.
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Low-Cost Seedlings Available for Landowners Seeking to Improve Biodiversity
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. – The Colorado State Forest Service Woodland Park District is now accepting orders for the 2017 Trees for Conservation seedling tree program, with seedlings ordered now to be distributed in late April.
Project to Help Protect Trinidad’s Water, Reduce Wildfire Risks
LA VETA, Colo. – Throughout 2016 and continuing through this winter, firefighters from the Stonewall Fire Protection District have been hand-thinning the forest at North Lake SWA by felling and removing unhealthy, suppressed and dying trees, as well as trees in overly dense stands, through CSFS guidance.
2016 State Capitol Holiday Tree Honors Fallen Soldiers, Their Families
DENVER – This year’s State Capitol holiday tree, themed the “Gold Star Tree of Honor,” again pays tribute to the more than 350 Colorado military service members lost in the global war on terror since Sept. 11, 2001, as well as their families.
Local Organizations Team Up to Provide Donated Christmas Trees
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – For the fifth successive year, Fort Collins-based charity Northern Colorado Shares has teamed up with the Colorado State Forest Service to provide more than 200 fresh-cut Christmas trees for local families in need.
Colorado State Forest Service Now Accepting Seedling Tree Orders
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State Forest Service is now accepting orders on a first-come, first-serve basis for low-cost seedling trees, shrubs and perennials grown at its Fort Collins nursery.
Volunteer Forest Stewards Learn About Trees, Wildfire Risk
BLACK FOREST, Colo. – Eighteen students from El Paso County and nearby areas along the southern Front Range recently graduated from the third-ever Colorado Master Volunteer Forest Stewards course, this year held in Black Forest.
Fall Tips to Prepare Trees for Winter
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Trees in urban and community settings in Colorado are going dormant, and they require care before winter to remain in top health. Homeowners can take measures to help their trees through the oncoming harsh conditions.
2016 Colorado Wildfires Highlight Need to Use Local Wood
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – In recognition of National Forest Products Week, we want to emphasize how a robust wood products industry spurs widespread forest management and the healthy forests and reduced wildfire risk that result from them.
Autumn Yellowing of Conifer Needles a Normal Process
COLORADO – Although thousands of evergreen trees in Colorado are beginning to display dying yellow or brown needles, most are simply going through a natural shedding process – and are not infested by bark beetles or tree disease.
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