La Veta Field Office
The La Veta Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is one of 17 field offices throughout Colorado, serving Huerfano and Las Animas counties. We are a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University (CSU). The CSFS state office is on the CSU Foothills Campus in Fort Collins.
Our mission is to achieve stewardship of Colorado’s diverse forest environments for the benefit of present and future generations.
Staff
The La Veta Field Office is staffed by two full-time foresters and a part-time administrative assistant.
Derek Sokoloski – Southeast Area Manager
Paul Branson – Supervisory Forester of Science & Data
Jared Fleming – Forester
Lisa Clark – Accounting Technician
Post-Fire Rehabilitation
- 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)
Contact Information
PO Box 81
Moore & Poplar Streets
La Veta, CO 81055-0081
(719) 742-3588
CSFS_LaVeta@mail.colostate.edu
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.
