Salida Field Office

The Salida Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is one of 18 field offices in Colorado, serving Lake and Chaffee counties. The CSFS office in Leadville is a satellite of the Salida Field Office.

Our mission is to achieve stewardship of Colorado’s diverse forest environments for the benefit of present and future generations.

Specific services provided by the Salida Field Office can be found under the category headings.

Staff

At the Salida Field Office, we fill a variety of professional and technical roles for private landowners and communities in both forest and urban settings. Trees are our specialty, from small to large, with needles or leaves. Our desire is to help people be good stewards of the land.

Damon Lange – Southwest Area Manager
JT Shaver – Supervisory Forester
Andy Lerch – Lead Forester
Pete Albrecht – Lead Forester, Leadville
Kellie Solis – Forester
Leeza Vasko – Forester
Mike Rung – Forester
Jeff McGinnis – Seasonal Forester
Aubrey Barber-Wilkins – Accounting Technician

News & Resources

Harmful insects can be transported in firewood, particularly if the trees cut died very recently or were in the process of dying.

If firewood has no bark or the bark easily comes off by hand, tree-killing insects should be absent. Check green wood for unwanted occupants between the bark and wood.