Forest health project protects largest neighborhood in southwest Colorado
The Grassy Mountain Shared Stewardship project improves forest health and resilience in the San Juan Mountains.
The Grassy Mountain Shared Stewardship project improves forest health and resilience in the San Juan Mountains.
Spring is a good time of year to prepare one’s home and property for wildfire, and Gov. Jared Polis proclaimed May as Wildfire Awareness Month to encourage residents to be ready for fire and prevent human-caused wildfires.
Gov. Polis and the CSFS announced $7.04 million in Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Mitigation grants to 37 projects in 26 counties across Colorado.
The annual forest health report assesses how insects are building populations in forests across the state and changing fuel dynamics for wildfire as they leave dead and dying trees in their wake.
The Rock Creek Mechanical Fuels Reduction Project boosts forest conditions on 767 acres in southwest Colorado.
Landowners at the base of Mount Princeton earn ninth Firewise USA designation in Chaffee County.
Colorado’s year-round wildfire season threatens water quality, human health and economy. To protect Colorado’s drinking water, we use active forest management by collaborating with partnerships to promote resilient forests for the future of our watersheds.
Supervisory Forester Adam Moore played a key role in the Wildfire Research team that will receive the prestigious award at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in November.
Community groups, homeowner associations, utilities and non-profit organizations are just some of the groups eligible to apply for grants from the $7.2 million funding pool.
Coloradans can take simple, practical, relatively low-cost actions to prepare their homes and property for wildlife.