• Workshop Presentations
• Choosing Trees in SE Colorado
• Arboriculture
• Southeast Colorado Champion Trees
• Street Tree Inventories for SE Colorado Communities
• Southeast Colorado Tree Boards
• Tree City USA Towns in SE Colorado

Workshop Presentations

March 2, 2017 – Eastern Colorado Community Forestry Conference, Lamar, Colo.

• Trees Mean Business – The Importance of Our Downtown & Community Trees (6 MB PDF)
• CO-TreeView (5 MB PDF)
• A Recent SE Colorado Tree Inventory – Let’s Do It! (4 MB PDF)
• Basic Pruning Techniques (6.5 MB PDF)
• ISA Certified Arborists – Why Is This Important To You? (2 MB PDF)

Workshop Presentations

April 28, 2015 – Trees Mean Business Workshop

• Trees Mean Business (19 MB PDF)
• La Junta Downtown Street Tree Inventory (8.3 MB PDF)
• Root-based Concepts for Successful Street Tree Plantings (9.2 MB PDF)

2014 Colorado Master Volunteer Forest Steward Course

Week 1

• CSFS Master Volunteer Forest Steward Program Overview (4.6 MB PDF)
• Tree Identification & Selections for SE Colorado (8 MB PDF)
• Tree Care 1 (821 KB PDF)
• Tree Care 2 (2 MB PDF)
• Tree Biology (1.6 MB PDF)

Week 2

• The Right Tree for the Right Place (840 KB PDF)
• Community Forestry Definitions (2.2 MB PDF)
• Benefits & Importance of Community Trees (6.2 MB PDF)
• Building the Foundation for Sustainable Community Forestry Programs (5.6 MB PDF)
• Developing & Administering an Urban/Community Forestry Program Online Resources – 2014 (66 KB PDF)

Weeks 3 & 4

• Insects & Diseases (6.8 MB PDF)
• Pruning Fruit Trees (4.3 MB PDF)
• Fire Adapted Communities on the Plains (4.8 MB PDF)

Week 5

• Woody Plant Production (1.4 MB PDF)
• Conservation Plantings
• Drip Irrigation Design (5 MB PDF)
• Next Steps for Master Volunteer Forest Stewards (752 KB PDF)

2012 Eastern Colorado Community Forestry Conference

• Building the Foundation for Sustainable Community Forestry Programs (2.0 MB PDF)
• Champion Trees of Rocky Ford and Southeast Colorado (789 KB PDF)
• Insect Pests of Southeast Colorado (3.2 MB PDF)
• Planting and Establishment (2.1 MB PDF)
• Proper Pruning: Basic Techniques and Tips (2.2 MB PDF)

Trees, Turf & Concrete Workshop

• Benefits & Costs of Community Trees (622 KB PDF)
• Tree Biology (3 MB PDF)
• Tree Planting & Establishment (2 MB PDF)
• Trees, Turf & Concrete: Maintaining & Growing Healthy Urban Trees (2.7 MB PDF)

Choosing Trees in SE Colorado

Use this guide to determine which deciduous, evergreen and shrub tree species work best in SE Colorado based on desired size and the species you wish to avoid.

• Trees Recommended for Southeastern Colorado – Updated 3/24/14 (166 KB PDF)

Arboriculture

La Junta Field Office/CSFS Arboriculture Documents

• Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees (CSFS Quick Guide) (5.3 MB PDF)
• Tips for Healthy Trees – Updated January 2013 (180 KB PDF)
• Fall and Winter Watering: Essential for Healthy Trees (20 KB PDF)

Arboriculture Publications and Links

Tree Selection

• Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes (4.5 MB PDF)
• Small Deciduous Trees (147 KB PDF)
• Large Deciduous Trees (137 KB PDF)
• Drought Tolerant Trees for Colorado Landscapes (208 KB PDF)

Planting

• Bare-root Planting: National Arbor Day Foundation
• How to Plant a Containerized Tree: National Arbor Day Foundation

Pruning

• Basic Pruning Guide: National Arbor Day Foundation
• Pruning Mature Shade Trees: CSU Extension (348 KB PDF)

Mulching

• National Arbor Day Foundation: Proper Mulching

Watering

• Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees (181 KB PDF)
• Watersaver.com

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

Street Tree Inventories for Southeast Colorado Communities

2011

• La Junta Inventory (4 MB PDF)
• La Junta Inventory Summary Data (320 KB PDF)

2003/2004

• City of La Junta (76 KB PDF)
• City of Lamar (70 KB PDF)
• City of Rocky Ford (58 KB PDF)
• Town of Las Animas (85 KB PDF)

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 Board Information and Links

• Ordinance Guidelines: Goals for Community Forest Programs International Society of Arboriculture
• City Tree Ordinances (PDF) Iowa State University
• A Guide: Developing a Street Tree and Park Tree Management Plan (PDF) Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry

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

Tree City USA Information and Links

• National Arbor Day Foundation
• Tree City USA