La Junta Field Office – Community Forestry
Southeast Colorado Champion Trees
- American Sycamore, Rocky Ford
- Elm, English: Rocky Ford, La Junta
- Elm, Lacebark: Rocky Ford
- Mulberry, Weeping White: Rocky Ford
- Juniper, One-seed: USDA Forest Service, Comanche National Grassland
- Juniper, Rocky Mountain: USDA Forest Service, Comanche National Grassland
- Netleaf Hackberry, Kim
- Osage-orange, La Junta
- Persimmon, Common: Rocky Ford
- Soapberry, Western (Wild China): Baca County
Southeast Colorado Tree Boards
Tree Boards play a critical role in the management of our community forests. Cities and towns are responsible for trees that require management by those people knowledgeable in tree care who also have an understanding of the important roles that trees fill in our communities. Volunteering as a tree board member can be exciting and rewarding! If you would like to volunteer for a tree board in Southeastern Colorado, or would like to begin the process of establishing a tree board within your community, please contact the La Junta Field Office, Colorado State Forest Service, at (719) 383-5780.
Current Tree Boards in Southeast Colorado
- Campo
- Eads
- La Junta
- Lamar
- Olney Springs
- Ordway
- Rocky Ford
- Springfield
- Swink
Tree City USA Towns in SE Colorado
“The Tree City USA program, sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, provides direction, technical assistance, public attention and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that more than 93 million Americans call home.” – National Arbor Day Foundation
Tree City USA Communities in SE Colorado (as of 2014)
- Campo
- Eads
- La Junta
- Lamar
- Olney Springs
- Ordway
- Rocky Ford
- Springfield
- Swink