Tag: "Colorado State Forest Service"
Forest management protected life, property from 2018 fires
The Colorado State Forest Service's annual report found forest management proved effective in efforts to save lives and property.
Bark beetle outbreaks expanding in Colorado
Every year, the Colorado State Forest Service and U.S. Forest Service monitor forest health conditions on millions of acres across the state.
Half of Coloradans live in areas at risk of wildfires
The Colorado State Forest Service said the number of people living in areas at risk to the effects of wildland fire increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.
CSU forestry represents at annual convention
CSU forestry was well represented at the annual Society Of American Foresters National Convention.
Restoring Colorado’s Forests Fund: New trees needed to restore vegetation loss from summer forest fires
As the first week of the semester began, many looked toward the mountains and saw a thick haze of lingering smoke. A fire near Silver Creek has been burning since July and a much larger fire west of Aspen is nearly contained but has raged across 12,000 acres of Colorado forest.
Staff for U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, CSU experts discuss adaptation practices for severe weather
Part of the Natural Resources Consortium annual meeting, the roundtable discussion was focused on how landowners are adapting to increased risks of drought, floods and other changing weather patterns.
Visiting Japanese students study Colorado forests, climate
Forestry students from the Yamagata Prefectural College of Agriculture recently visited CSU.
Native American high schoolers get taste of college, STEM fields at CSU institute
Nearly 30 Native American students from Denver, Fort Collins and New Mexico got a hands-on taste of college life and possible careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics during the Native American STEM Institute at CSU last week.
New app helps determine if trees are susceptible to emerald ash borer
A new app helps quickly ascertain whether a tree may be a potential target for the emerald ash borer.