Colorado State Forest Service News
2022
09-08-22 Gov. Polis Visits the CSFS Seedling Nursery
08-31-22 Protecting Drinking Water for Colorado Springs Residents
08-30-22 Loan Program Helps Reduce Wildfire Severity While Improving Profits for Wood Products Businesses
08-19-22 How to Speak Beetle
08-17-22 $15 Million in Grants Available to Colorado Communities to Reduce Wildfire Risk
08-01-22 Happy Colorado Day, Everyone!
07-26-22 Fund Helps Colorado Communities Plant Trees After Disasters
07-14-22 Gov. Polis Highlights Importance of Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health
07-08-22 More Funding, Programs and Outreach for Wildfire Mitigation in Colorado
06-28-22 Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Thornton, CO
05-24-22 Forest Legacy Program Provides Opportunity for Private Landowners to Conserve Forested Lands
05-23-22 Take Care Dealing with Snow-Damaged Trees
05-03-22 Coloradans Encouraged to Prepare for Wildfire as Risk Increases
05-02-22 Meet Our Outstanding Partners and Volunteers of 2021
04-26-22 Broomfield Fifth-Grader Wins 2022 Colorado Arbor Day Poster Contest
04-14-22 Aerial Survey: Spruce Beetle Remains Most Deadly Forest Pest
04-13-22 Plant Trees to Celebrate 150 Years of Arbor Day
03-02-22 Report: Drought Places Colorado’s Forests, Communities in Jeopardy
02-28-22 Water Trees in Winter During Drought Conditions
01-20-22 Summit County Partnership Receives U.S. Forest Service’s Highest Award
2021
12-02-21 Matt McCombs Named New Colorado State Forester
10-20-21 Prep Trees in Fall for the Winter Ahead
09-22-21 Fading, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
09-16-21 Blair Rynearson Takes Helm as Colorado State Forest Manager
09-15-21 CSFS Releases Updated Five-Year Strategic Plan
08-31-21 New Agreement to Help Ensure Clean Water in Northern Colorado
08-30-21 Tree Farmer of the Year Finds Outlets for Beetle-Killed Wood
08-16-21 Gov. Polis Announces 2021 Grant Awards for Wildfire Mitigation, Forest Health
08-02-21 Planting Seeds for Future Foresters
07-28-21 Partners Launch Project to Remove Diseased, Dead Trees in Summit County
07-14-21 Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
07-13-21 Green Menace Has Spread to Erie
05-25-21 Emerald Ash Borer on the Move Along Front Range
05-10-21 Updated Guide Helps Homeowners Prepare Property for Wildfire
04-29-21 Coloradans Urged to Reduce Wildfire Risk During Wildfire Awareness Month
04-23-21 Forest Legacy Program Provides Opportunity for Private Landowners to Conserve Forested Lands
04-16-21 Happy Colorado Arbor Day!
04-14-21 Plant Trees to Celebrate Arbor Day in Colorado
04-07-21 Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
03-22-21 Rose Banzhaf with Project Learning Tree Awarded Volunteer of the Year
03-22-21 Eric Howell with Colorado Springs Utilities Awarded Partner of the Year
03-16-21 Late Winter or Early Spring the Best Time to Prune Trees
03-01-21 Report Focuses on What State Needs to Do After Historic Wildfires
02-16-21 Aerial Survey: Though Declining, Spruce Beetle Remains Most Damaging Forest Pest
2020
11-09-20 Cross-boundary fuel break and hazard tree removal to begin on Sheep Mountain
09-10-20 Dying, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
09-09-20 Take Care Dealing with Storm-Damaged Trees
09-04-20 Partners Begin Project in Summit County to Protect Communities, Improve Forest Health
09-01-20 Colorado State Forest Service Launches County-by-County Wildfire Risk Index
08-14-20 Agreement Establishes Shared Vision for Forestry Efforts Across Boulder County
07-27-20 Compensation Available for Landowners Wanting to Protect Forestlands
07-01-20 Loan Program Helping Mitigate Economic Impacts to Colorado’s Forest Products Businesses
06-30-20 Ashley Garrison of CSFS Recognized as Young Forestry Leader
06-25-20 New Quick Guide for Managing Piñon Ips Bark Beetle
06-22-20 Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
06-09-20 Partners Begin Project to Mitigate Beetle Activity Northeast of Gunnison
05-07-20 Colorado Forest Atlas Offers One-Stop Shop for Forestry Data
04-30-20 Coloradans Urged to Reduce Wildfire Risk While Staying at Home
04-26-20 Ponderosa Pines, Spruce May Exhibit ‘Winter Burn’ Damage
04-16-20 Take Care Dealing with Snow-Damaged Trees
04-13-20 Assess Trees in Spring to Prepare for Emerald Ash Borer
03-10-20 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
03-09-20 Report Takes Regional Look at Forest Health Projects, Conditions
02-13-20 Winter Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
01-27-20 Aerial Survey: Though Declining, Spruce Beetle Remains Top Priority for State and Federal Agencies
01-15-20 October Cold Snap Injures Ponderosa Pines in Southeast Area
2019
12-12-19 CSFS Montrose Field Office Provides Christmas Trees to Veterans, Families in Need
11-25-19 New App Helps Design Buildings That Use Biomass for Heat
11-05-19 Aaron Kimple with Mountain Studies Institute Awarded Partner of the Year
10-02-19 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Larimer County
09-18-19 USFS, CSFS Partner to Reduce Wildfire Risk in Summit County
09-13-19 Pagosa Springs Family Receives Tree Farmer of the Year Award for Second Time
09-11-19 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Westminster
09-06-19 CSU Staff, Students Gather Forest Data in Yellowstone National Park
08-23-19 Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
08-20-19 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Broomfield
07-22-19 Donations Provide Seedling Trees for Post-Fire Restoration
05-20-19 Compensation Available for Landowners Wanting to Protect Forestlands
05-01-19 Pete Barry of CSFS Recognized for Leadership in Wildland Firefighting Field
04-16-19 Crested Butte Managing Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation
04-12-19 CSFS Foresters Recognized by USFS for ‘Delivering Benefits to the Public’
03-07-19 Forest Management Protected Life, Property from 2018 Fires
01-15-19 Aerial Survey: Bark Beetle Outbreaks Expanding in Colorado
2018
12-17-18 CSFS Montrose Field Office Provides Christmas Trees to Veterans, Families in Need
12-12-18 State Capitol Holiday Tree Honors Fallen Soldiers, Their Families
12-03-18 Cross-Boundary Forestry Project Removes Beetle-Kill, Reduces Fire Risk
11-26-18 Half of Coloradans Now Live in Areas at Risk to Wildfires
09-04-18 Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
08-20-18 Colorado State Forest Service Offers New Community Forester for Eastern Colorado
08-01-18 Compensation Available for Landowners Wanting to Protect Forestlands
07-02-18 Fuelbreaks ‘Without a Doubt’ Save Grand Lake Subdivision
07-02-18 Donations Provide Seedling Trees for Post-Fire Restoration
06-26-18 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Superior
06-13-18 Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
05-21-18 17,000 Front Range Trees Already Treated, Removed to Manage for Tree Pest
04-30-18 Campaign to Inform, Educate During Wildfire Awareness Month
04-26-18 Girl Scouts of Colorado Provides Trees for Forest Restoration
04-26-18 Communities Coming Together on Wildfire Preparedness Day
04-25-18 Volunteer CSU Tree Planting to Focus on Emerald Ash Borer
04-19-18 Wildfire Activity Highlights Need for Homeowners to Address Risk
04-19-18 Be Careful Dealing with Storm-Damaged Trees
04-16-18 Plant Trees to Prepare for Emerald Ash Borer, Increase Diversity
04-05-18 Workshops to Educate Landowners about Bark Beetles
03-22-18 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Lyons
02-20-18 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
02-07-18 Forest Health Report Focuses on Dealing with Colorado’s Dead Trees
01-16-18 Winter Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
2017
12-01-17 Local Organizations Team Up to Provide Donated Christmas Trees
10-31-17 Tips to Prepare Landscape Trees for Winter
10-16-17 Wood Utilization Experts Gather in Denver During National Forest Products Week
10-12-17 West Slope Forester Recognized as Region’s Arborist of the Year
09-25-17 Funding Available for Projects Addressing Forest Health, Wildfire Risk
09-12-17 Study Identifies Fastest-Growing Trees for Front Range
09-07-17 Dying, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
08-31-17 State Forest Firewood Sale Reduces Fire Risk, Offers Low-Cost Wood
08-09-17 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Lafayette
07-31-17 Emerald Ash Borer: To Treat, or Not to Treat?
06-07-17 Log Buildings at Colorado State Forest Added to National Historic Register
06-05-17 Free App Launched to Help Homeowners Determine if Trees Susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer
05-01-17 Gov. Hickenlooper Proclaims May 6 ‘Wildfire Preparedness Day’
04-17-17 Plant Trees to Prepare for Emerald Ash Borer, Increase Diversity
04-06-17 Take Care Dealing with Snow-Damaged Trees
03-29-17 Financial Compensation Available for Landowners to Forgo Development, Protect Forestlands
03-20-17 Genesee Foundation Reaches 15th Year as a Firewise Community/USA®
03-13-17 Cross-Boundary Forestry Projects to Address Beetle-Killed Trees
02-28-17 From Forests to Faucets Partnership Renewed & Expanded
02-23-17 Fort Collins Volunteer Recognized for Efforts with State Forest Service
02-23-17 Rocky Ford Tree Chair Receives Award
02-15-17 800 Million Standing Dead Trees in Colorado
02-13-17 Eastern Colorado Community Forestry Conference Offered March 2
02-13-17 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
02-02-17 Winter Tree Watering Necessary During Drought Conditions
01-25-17 Spruce Beetle Epidemic Continues to Expand, Kill Trees in Colorado
2016
12-07-16 State Capitol Holiday Tree Honors Fallen Soldiers, Their Families
11-30-16 Local Organizations Team Up to Provide Donated Christmas Trees
11-16-16 New District Forester Named for Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln Counties
11-03-16 Colorado State Forest Service Now Accepting Seedling Tree Orders
11-01-16 Volunteer Forest Stewards Learn About Trees, Wildfire Risk
10-26-16 Fall Tips to Prepare Trees for Winter
10-17-16 Nat’l Forest Products Week: 2016 Colorado Wildfires Highlight Need to Use Local Wood
09-01-16 Handcrafted Wood Shelter to Be Raised at Borden Memorial Forest
08-29-16 Project Learning Tree celebrates 40th anniversary in Colorado
07-14-16 New District Forester for Huerfano, Las Animas Counties
06-30-16 Wildfire Activity Highlights Need for Mitigation to Protect Homes
06-08-16 Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Longmont
06-03-16 State Forest Firewood Sale Reduces Fire Risk, Offers Low-Cost Wood
05-26-16 Landowners Can Receive Financial Assistance to Protect Forestlands
05-05-16 Teller County Community, Educator Receive State Forest Service Awards
05-05-16 La Veta Firefighter Receives Colorado State Forest Service Award
05-05-16 CSU Alum Recognized for Volunteer Efforts with State Forest Service
05-05-16 Grand County Firefighter Receives Colorado State Forest Service Award
05-05-16 Hinsdale County Deputy Emergency Manager Receives Award
04-25-16 Colorado State Forest Service Setting Traps for Invasive Tree Pest
04-20-16 April 22 Tree Planting at CSU Part of ‘3-for-1’ Replanting Policy
04-15-16 Use Caution Dealing with Snow-Damaged Trees
04-14-16 ‘Plant Ahead’ to Celebrate Arbor Day, Prepare for Emerald Ash Borer
04-11-16 New Videos to Help Homeowners Plan for Emerald Ash Borer
03-24-16 Take Care Dealing with Snow-Damaged Trees
02-17-16 Report Highlights Mountain, Urban Forest Health Concerns in Colorado
02-15-16 Colorado Educators Invited to Apply for Free Seedling Trees
02-09-16 Tree Care Workshop Offered Feb. 26 in Greeley
02-08-16 U.S. Air Force Academy Becomes Firewise Community/USA®
02-03-16 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
01-28-16 Forestry Agencies Release 2015 Aerial Survey Results for Colorado
2015
12/11/15 State Capitol Holiday Tree Honors Fallen Soldiers, Their Families
11-12-15 Tree Preparation and Watering Tips for the Winter Months
11-04-15 Agreement to Help Forestry Agencies Improve Forest Health Across Boundary Lines
11-03-15 Update on Tree Insect & Disease Threats to NE Colorado
10-27-15 Crowley County Couple Recognized for Fire Mitigation Efforts
10-20-15 Colorado State Forest Service Now Accepting Seedling Tree Orders
10-19-15 Forest Products Week Highlights Need for Coloradans to Use Local Wood
10-16-15 Granby Forester Receives National Award for Applied Forestry
09-16-15 Colorado State Forest Service Celebrates 60th Anniversary
09-16-15 Yellowing Pine Needles Normal in Autumn – Boulder District
09-16-15 Dying, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn – Granby District
09-15-15 Autumn Yellowing of Conifer Needles a Normal Process – Durango District
09-15-15 Yellowing Pine Needles Normal in Autumn – Woodland Park District
09-14-15 Yellowing Pine Needles Normal in Autumn – Salida District
09-08-15 Aspen, Cottonwood Leaf Diseases not Lethal to Trees, but Could Impact Fall Colors
08-13-15 Archuleta County Landowner Receives Tree Farmer of the Year Award
08-12-15 Tree Pests, Past Weather Events Combine to Damage Elms in Southeast Colorado
07-09-15 Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efforts Intensify Within, Near Boulder
07-09-15 Pine Needle Scale Infestation Increasing in High Country Valleys
07-07-15 Tree-Killing Forest Insect Impacting Fir Trees West of Boulder
06-10-15 New Biological Control to Help Manage Emerald Ash Borer in Colorado
05-26-15 Littleton Community Earns National Recognition for Wildfire Preparedness
05-18-15 Ribbon-Wrapped Ash Trees Warn of Pest’s Potential Impacts
05-12-15 Pines Southeast of Denver Expected to Suffer Damage from Sawfly this Summer
05-11-15 Take Care Dealing with Snow-Damaged Trees
05-11-15 Southwest Colorado Logger Recognized as Logger of the Year
05-11-15 Foresters Expect Third Year of Heavy Spruce Budworm Activity in Teller County
04-28-15 Colorado Communities to Participate in National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
04-21-15 Local Students Graduate from Master Volunteer Forest Stewards Course
04-20-15 Tree Planting Event Funded Through Efforts of Campus Community
04-20-15 Colorado State Forest Service Accepting Proposals to Protect Private Forestlands
04-09-15 Still Time to Register for Annual Fire Ecology Workshop for Educators
04-07-15 Now is the Time to Address Wildfire Mitigation Near Homes, Communities
04-03-15 Fort Collins Resident Recognized for Top Volunteer Efforts with State Forest Service
04-03-15 Gunnison Forester Receives Partner of the Year Award
04-03-15 Coalition for the Upper South Platte Receives Award from Colorado State Forest Service
03-30-15 Foresters Seek to Inventory Over 900 Trees in a Pueblo Public Park – in One Day
03-26-15 This Spring, Consider All Options for Dealing with Emerald Ash Borer
03-20-15 Bent County Couple Recognized as Plains Tree Farmers
03-05-15 Funding Now Available for Forest Restoration Projects
03-04-15 Colorado Trees Showing Damage from Fall Freeze, Winter Scorch
02-25-15 Annual Forest Health Report Focuses on Colorado’s Urban, Community Trees
02-10-15 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
02-06-15 Aerial Survey Shows Spruce Beetle Activity Escalating, Mountain Pine Beetle Declining
01-12-15 Colorado Educators Invited to Apply for Free Seedling Trees
2014
12-16-14 Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efforts Continue Over Winter
12-03-14 Colorado State Forest Service Provides Holiday Tree for State Capitol
11-24-14 Colorado State Forest Service, Pingree Park Provide Christmas Trees for Local Charity
11-17-14 Colorado State Forest Service Now Accepting Seedling Tree Applications
11-10-14 Tree Preparation and Watering Tips for the Winter Months
11-03-14 Colorado Becomes Third State to Achieve 100 Firewise Communities
10-29-14 Two Glenwood Springs Communities Recognized for Becoming “Firewise”
09-22-14 Yellowing Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
08-27-14 Transporting Firewood Can Spread Tree-Killing Insects
08-13-14 Walnut Tree Disease Spreads to Northeastern Colorado
07-31-14 Pine Sawfly Outbreak Emerges in Ponderosa Pine Forests of Elbert, El Paso Counties
07-18-14 Colorado Receives $250,000 Grant to Promote Wood-Energy Facilities, Technologies
07-01-14 Colorado State Forest Service Offers Tips for Watering Trees During Drought
06-13-14 State Forest Firewood Sale Increases Public Safety, Provides Low-Cost Wood
06-09-14 Black Forest Fire Anniversary Highlights Need for Mitigation Efforts to Protect Homes
05-22-14 Transporting Firewood Dangerous to Colorado’s Trees
05-15-14 Last Chance to Register for Weeklong Fire Ecology Workshop for Educators
05-08-14 CSFS Recognizes Fort Collins Resident as “Volunteer of the Year”
05-08-14 CSFS Recognizes Cañon City Resident as “Partner of the Year”
04-24-14 Donations Provide Nearly 10,000 Seedlings for High Park Fire Restoration Efforts
04-24-14 Tree Planting Event to Celebrate Colorado State University as a Tree Campus USA
04-21-14 Emerald Ash Borer: What Front Range, Northeast Colorado Communities Need to Know
04-21-14 Emerald Ash Borer: What Southeast Colorado Communities Need to Know
04-21-14 Emerald Ash Borer: What Western Slope Communities Need to Know
04-10-14 CSFS Accepting Proposals to Protect Private Forestlands
03-20-14 “Living with Fire” Workshop, Field Trip Offered in Fort Collins
03-13-14 Colorado’s Fire Ecology Institute Receives Environmental Ed Award
03-12-14 Deadline Extended: Colorado Educators Invited to Apply for Free Seedling Trees
02-27-14 Local Forester Recognized as Society of American Foresters Fellow
02-25-14 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
02-19-14 Annual Forest Health Report Details Threats, Opportunities for Colorado Forests
02-12-14 Colorado Educators Invited to Apply for Free Seedling Trees
01-30-14 Aerial Survey Shows MPB Epidemic Declining, Spruce Beetle Numbers Escalating
01-21-14 CSFS Launches Natural Resources Grants Database
01-14-14 Funding Now Available for Forest Restoration Projects
2013
12-03-13 CSFS Provides Christmas Trees for State Capitol, CSU
11-26-13 Seedling Tree Applications Now Available Through Colorado State Forest Service
11-18-13 Local Charity to Cut, Deliver Christmas Trees for Flood-Impacted Families, Others in Need
11-11-13 Tree Preparation and Watering Tips for the Winter Months
10-30-13 More than 10,000 Trees Planted in Track Fire Burn Area
10-28-13 Statewide Inventory to Help Foresters Manage Urban Tree Concerns
09-18-13 Flood-Damaged Trees Cause Additional Safety Concerns
09-04-13 Autumn Yellowing of Conifer Needles a Normal Process
09-04-13 Pine Needle Scale Affecting Grand County Lodgepole Pines
09-03-13 2013 Colorado Forestry Fair Offered in Nederland
- Event canceled due to the emergency situation associated with flooding in Boulder County.
09-03-13 North Park Resident Recognized as 2013 Colorado Logger of the Year
08-29-13 Transporting Firewood May Spread Tree-Killing Insects
08-20-13 CSFS Monitoring for Walnut Tree Disease in Southeast Colorado
08-12-13 Fund Provides 10,000 Seedlings for 2013 Post-Fire Restoration Plantings
08-01-13 Easement Allows Watershed Protection for 4,700 Acres West of Boulder
07-24-13 Bayfield Landowners to Receive Tree Farmer of the Year Award
06-26-13 Beetle-Kill Trees Pose Increasing Risk to Recreationists, Landowners
06-18-13 Colorado Teachers to Learn About Wildfire at Weeklong Workshop
06-12-13 Current Wildfires Demonstrate How Rapidly Fire Danger can Increase
06-04-13 Beetle-Kill Wood Product Reduces Post-Wildfire Erosion
05-13-13 Motorcycle Club Plants 1,900 Seedling Trees in High Park Burn Area
05-03-13 Interim State Forester Joe Duda Presented Safety Award from USDA Forest Service
05-01-13 Colorado State Forest Service Offers First Aid Tips for Snow-Damaged Trees
04-24-13 Arbor Day Planting to Honor CSU Recognition as a Tree Campus USA
04-08-13 Private Landowner Participation Helps Foresters Monitor Statewide Forest Health
04-01-13 Colorado State Forest Service Accepting Proposals to Protect Private Forestlands
03-22-13 Colorado State University Names Mike Lester New State Forester
03-18-13 National Wildlife Federation to Provide 2,000 Seedling Trees for High Park Fire Restoration
03-13-13 New Web-Mapping Tool Allows Professional Planners, Landowners to Assess Wildfire Risk
02-20-13 State Forester: Bark Beetle Epidemics Only One Forest Health Concern
02-11-13 Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Trees
02-06-13 U.S. Forest Service and CSFS Announce 2012 Aerial Forest Health Survey Results
02-06-13 Public Meetings to Address Expansion of Spruce Beetles in Southern Colorado
01-24-13 Now is the Time to Address Home, Community Wildfire Mitigation
01-16-13 Funding Now Available for Forest Restoration Projects
2012
12-05-12 Colorado State Forest Service Provides Christmas Trees for State Capitol, CSU
12-03-12 Colorado State Forest Service Provides Financing to Steamboat Springs Business
11-19-12 Local Charity to Cut, Deliver 300 Christmas Trees for Less-Fortunate Families
11-07-12 Tree Removal Project Reduces Maysville’s Wildfire Risk
11-05-12 Tree Preparation and Watering Tips for the Winter Months
10-22-12 Colorado State Forest Service Harvests 75 Christmas Trees for U.S. Capitol
10-09-12 Grand County Sawmills Find Success in Beetle-Kill Wood Markets
09-24-12 Forestry Fair Offers Chance to Decorate Ornaments for U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
09-17-12 Evergreen Residents Receive Colorado Forestry Awards
08-28-12 Donations Sought for Post-Wildfire Tree Planting
08-02-12 Lory State Park and Redstone Canyon Fuels Mitigation Help Firefighting Efforts
07-19-12 CSFS Remains the Lead State Agency for Forestry, Wildfire Mitigation Information
07-17-12 Last Call for Wildland-Urban Interface Grant Applications
07-12-12 Trees in Burn Areas More Susceptible to Bark Beetles
07-12-12 Colorado Teachers to Learn About Wildfire at Weeklong Workshop
07-03-12 Watering Trees Well Necessary During Drought
05-24-12 Tree Planting Helps Walsh Recover from 2011 Wildfire
04-11-12 CSFS Accepting Landowner Proposals to Protect Private Forestlands
03-28-12 CSFS Statement Regarding Lower North Fork Fire
03-23-12 Colorado State Forest Service Upgrades Fire Engine Fleet
03-16-12 Growing Their Own: Salida Couple Uses Permaculture to Raise Food, Rehabilitate Land
03-12-12 Colorado State Forest Service Names New Deputy State Forester
02-29-12 Colorado State University Designated an Official Tree Campus USA
02-22-12 Report Highlights Need to Address Bark Beetle Aftermath on Private Land
02-13-12 Loan Program Available to Forest Product Businesses – Northwest Colorado
02-07-12 Loan Program Available to Forest Product Businesses – Upper Arkansas Area
02-07-12 Funding Available for Forest Restoration Projects
02-06-12 Prescribed Fire Scheduled West of Fort Collins
01-31-12 U.S. Forest Service and CSFS Announce 2011 Aerial Forest Health Survey Results
01-23-12 Public Participation Encouraged in Mesa County Wildfire Planning Meetings
2011
12-15-11 Mistletoe: Christmas Decoration or Parasite to Colorado Pines?
12-14-11 Sen. Mark Udall Recognizes Warner College of Natural Resources Students
11-22-11 Land Conservation Agreement Preserves 3,201-Acre Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
11-21-11 Storm-Damaged Trees Will Benefit from Winter Treatments
11-16-11 Winter Care Critical for Younger Trees
11-07-11 Holiday Tree-Cutting Permits Available for Genesee Park
10-26-11 Colorado State Forest Service Offers First Aid Tips for Snow-Damaged Trees
10-20-11 Grant Funding Available for South Platte River Improvements
10-14-11 Agencies and Sen. Udall Announce Fourmile Canyon Fire Preliminary Assessment Findings
10-11-11 Prescribed Fire Planned in Southern Park County
09-21-11 Prescribed Fire Planned in Southern Jefferson County
09-20-11 Yellowing Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
09-14-11 Most Beetle-Kill Trees Still Standing, But Ripe for Falling
09-12-11 Forestry Fair to Offer Logging Sports Demos, Fire Engine Tours
08-23-11 CSU Students Finish Busy First Season as Wildland Firefighters
08-03-11 Firewood Sale to Reduce Wildfire Danger at Denver Mountain Parks
07-28-11 Colorado Forest Products Marketing Conference Aug. 18-19 in Golden
07-27-11 Pagosa Springs Landowners to Receive Tree Farmer of the Year Award on August 6
07-25-11 New Forest Products Database Connects Consumers with Colorado Businesses
07-11-11 Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Mitigation Grants Available Through July
06-27-11 CSFS Appoints Group to Promote Timber as Energy Source
06-21-11 Firewood Sale Provides Chance to Clean up After Pine Beetles
06-10-11 CSFS to Host Open House at New La Junta Office
06-06-11 Presence of Mountain Pine Beetles More Evident on Northern Front Range
06-02-11 Loan Program Available to Forest Product Businesses
05-20-11 CSFS Fire Management Building Dedicated to Distinguished State Forester
05-16-11 Firefighting Internship Provides CSU Students Hands-on Experience
05-11-11 Weeklong Fire Ecology Workshop Free to Colorado Teachers
05-05-11 CSU Forestry Students Get Behind the Wheel of Heavy Logging Equipment
05-03-11 Fifteen Area Firefighters Receive Wildland Fire Certification
05-03-11 River-Bottom Wildlife Thriving Thanks to Seedling Trees
04-19-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant Improves Emergency Evacuation Routes
04-14-11 Gov. Hickenlooper Stresses Interagency Cooperation to Fight Wildfires
04-04-11 More than 900 Trees Planted at Hughes Stadium
03-23-11 Front Range Wildfires Highlight Importance of Planning to Protect Homes
03-09-11 Cooperators Reduce Wildfire Risk in Pueblo Mountain Park
03-07-11 Living Snow Fences: A Green Way to Block Blowing Snow
02-28-11 Public Participation Encouraged in Community Wildfire Protection Plan Meetings
02-21-11 Colorado State Forest Service Accepting Proposals to Protect Private Forestlands
02-16-11 Insects Continue to Threaten Forests Across Colorado
02-15-11 Public Participation Encouraged in County Wildfire Protection Meeting
02-07-11 Urban Tree Care Workshop in Greeley Next Week
01-21-11 US Forest Service and CSFS Announce Forest Health Survey Results
01-10-11 2011 Colorado Arbor Day Poster Contest Announced
2010
12-15-10 Grant Funds Available for Forest Restoration, Watershed Protection Projects
12-08-10 CSFS Releases Report on ARRA Grant Impacts
11-24-10 Proper Selection, Care Cuts Holiday Tree Fire Hazard
11-15-10 Seedling Tree Applications Now Available Through Colorado State Forest Service
11-09-10 Joint Fire Science Program Provides Funding to Promote Forest Health in Colo. & Wyo.
10-27-10 Colorado Environmental Film Festival in Golden, Nov. 4-6
10-19-10 Winterizing Critical for Western Slope Trees
10-19-10 Winterizing Tips for Urban Trees
10-14-10 Unprecedented Interagency Memorandum Signed to Improve Land Stewardship in Colorado
10-05-10 Yellowing Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
09-28-10 Meeting Unites Forestry Groups, Private Citizens to Mitigate Effects of Bark Beetles
09-28-10 Grand Junction Forester Participates in Statewide Aerial Survey
09-27-10 CSFS Wildland Fire Fleet Always Ready
09-16-10 Firewood Sale Offers a Chance to Clean up After Pine Beetles
09-02-10 Transporting Firewood Dangerous for Colorado Forests
08-30-10 Delta County to Develop Wildfire Plan with Colorado State Forest Service
08-26-10 Montrose, Ouray Counties to Develop Wildfire Plans with Colorado State Forest Service
08-17-10 Hinsdale County Community Prepares for Potential Spruce Beetle Invasion
08-12-10 Fuels Reduction Project Work Moves to Perins Peak
07-21-10 Winter Park Cuts ‘Ribbon of Dead Trees’
07-19-10 Pagosa Springs Land Trust to Receive Forest Stewardship Award on July 29
07-14-10 CSFS Releases Best Management Practices for Water Quality Protection
07-13-10 CSFS Setting Traps for Invasive Moth Statewide
07-12-10 Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Cleans up MPB-Infested Trees at Pearl Lake State Park
07-07-10 CSFS Accepting Applications for 2011 Wildland-Urban Interface Program Grants
07-01-10 Mountain Pine Beetles Already Emerging in Colorado Forests
06-28-10 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Fulfills Dream of Veteran Firefighter
06-22-10 CSFS Completes Statewide Forest Resource Strategy to Maximize Efficient Use of Resources
06-17-10 CSFS Qualifies Area Firefighters to Work with Air Tankers
06-07-10 Beetle-Kill Trees Falling Faster Every Day
05-25-10 Colorado Landowners Should Protect Against Pine Beetles by Early Summer
05-20-10 Gov. Ritter Says Colorado Faces Average Fire Risk
05-07-10 CSFS Durango District Takes Pro-Active Stance on Spruce Beetles
05-05-10 Jefferson County Evacuations Highlight the Need for Protecting Homes from Wildfire
05-04-10 Agreement Allows Federal, State Foresters to Battle Beetles Across Boundary Lines
04-23-10 Colorado Legislature Designates Official Day to Promote State Forest Products
04-19-10 Prominent Colo. Forestry Organizations to Honor Forestry Leader at Memorial Tree Planting
04-14-10 Colorado’s Arbor Day Poster Contest Winner to be Honored at State Capitol
03-29-10 Colorado State Forest Service Accepting Landowner Proposals to Protect Private Forestlands
03-25-10 Colorado State Forest Service Offers First Aid Tips for Snow-Damaged Trees
03-11-10 CSFS Advises Landowners to Assess Pine Beetle Prevention Products Carefully
03-03-10 2009 Forest Health Report – Pine Beetles Only One Threat to Colorado
02-25-10 CSFS to Break Ground on New La Junta Disrict Office at Otero Junior College
02-08-10 Seedling Trees Ideal for Reforestation after Pine Beetles, Fire
02-01-10 Recent Cold Weather Unlikely to Kill Bark Beetles
01-22-10 US Forest Service & CSFS Announce Results of Forest Health Survey
2009
11-02-09 CSFS Announces Recipients of Economic Stimulus Funds
10-19-09 Grant Funds Available for Community Forest Restoration and Watershed Protection Projects
10-11-09 4th Annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival Approaching Fast
09-09-09 Artist Explores Relationship between Forests and Wildfires to Benefit Beetle Mitigation Fund
08-31-09 Colorado State Forest Service Receives $10.7 Million in Stimulus Funds
06-17-09 Colorado State University Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Woody Biomass Boiler
06-04-09 Colorado State Forest Service Accepting Applications for 2010 WUI Competitive Grants
05-08-09 Colorado State Forest Service Accepting Forest Legacy Program Proposals
05-08-09 Gov. Ritter Stresses Vigilance and Responsibility During this Year’s Wildfire Season
04-30-09 Mountain Pine Beetle is Focus of May 6 Estes Park Tree Symposium
04-22-09 Exercise Common Sense, Caution when Treating Trees to Control MPB Impacts
04-06-09 Peak to Peak Wood Program Announces Opening of Collection Sites
03-03-09 CSFS Employee Receives National Award for Conservation & Forest Stewardship
01-16-09 US Forest Service & CSFS Release Results of the Aerial Survey
2008-2007
09-24-08 Forest Legacy Conservation Easement Permanently Conserves Catspaw Ranch
09-23-08 Mountain Pine Beetles Seen in Front Range Communities
09-22-08 Dying Pine Needles may be Sign of Changing Season
02-12-08 Gov. Ritter Creates Forest Health Council
08-23-07 CSFS Accepting Applications for 2008 Wildland-Urban Interface Competitive Grants
08-21-07 CSFS Awards $1 Million in Grant Funds for Community Forest Restoration/Water Protection
09-18-07 Insects Hitch Ride on Firewood and Infest Urban Trees