Sangre de Cristo Range Still Recovering From 2022 Blowdown
May 21, 2024
A powerful wind event in winter 2022 toppled trees across hundreds of acres in the Sangre de Crist Range.
La Veta Field Office
Serving Huerfano and Las Animas counties.
Staff & Contact Information
Derek Sokoloski – Southeast Area Manager
Danny Schell – Supervisory Forester
Jared Fleming – Lead Project Forester
Ashley Selee – Forestry Technician
Lisa Clark – Accounting Technician
PO Box 81
Moore & Poplar Streets
La Veta, CO 81055-0081
(719) 742-3588
CSFS_LaVeta@mail.colostate.edu
News
Post-Fire Rehabilitation
The following publications offer guidance about the treatment & management of burned trees:
- Aspen (939 KB PDF)
- Douglas-fir (586 KB PDF)
- Gambel Oak and Serviceberry (865 KB PDF)
- Piñon Pine-Juniper (888 KB PDF)
- Ponderosa and Lodgepole Pine (896 KB PDF)
Field Office Location
Forest Health Report Story Map
CSFS Forest Entomologist Dr. Dan West produced an Esri Story Map for the annual Forest Health Report, which offers users an interactive way to learn about local forest conditions.
Wildfire Risk Viewer
The Wildfire Risk Viewer is a web-mapping application that allows users to identify specific wildfire risk levels within a 1/2-mile radius of a home, or any other point of interest on the map.
