Bark beetles and root rot are natural in Colorado’s forests, but when combined with the stress of years of serious drought conditions, the three have formed a deadly blow for many evergreen trees. The recently.
Today's Chaffee Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) work session will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 6 and it will include a summary of the Colorado
The 7,586-acre Morgan Creek Fire in north Routt County that started in July 2021 may have been scary and smoky for local residents, but the silver lining is contributions to improved forest health.
The East Troublesome Fire viewed from Walden. Photo by Blair Rynearson, CSFS
-Colorado State Forest Service
FORT COLLINS, Colo. The Colorado State Forest Service published its annual forest health report this week, highlighting the current conditions of forests across Colorado and how the agency is improving the health of the state’s forests in the wake of historic wildfires.
After a devastating wildfire season, the report highlights the growing need to increase forest management across the state. It also takes a regional look at forest health, offering statistics, insect and disease trends, and successes in forest management specific to four quadrants of the state. As always, the report also offers a statewide outlook on trends in insect and disease activity in Colorado’s forests, as well as a look at the carbon storage problem in our state’s forests.