The Colorado State Forest Service has been involved in wildfire mitigation efforts in Glen Haven, Colorado, in recent years. The community was recognized as a Firewise USA site and updated its Community Wildfire Protection Plan in 2020, prior to the Cameron Peak Fire.
With ongoing drought across much of the state increasing the possibility of another challenging wildfire season in 2021, state and federal agencies that manage wildfires and forests are urging residents to join in efforts to reduce wildfire risk.
With ash trees estimated to comprise 15 percent or more of all community trees in Colorado, Emerald Ash Borer poses a serious threat to urban forests.
In honor of Earth Week and Arbor Day, join CSU in recognizing the legacy of our Campus Arboretum, acknowledging the generations of students and employees who have planted and cared for trees—and those who will steward CSU’s trees for the next generation.
Forest management to reduce wildfire risk is not happening fast enough, according to the Colorado State Forest Service.
Colorado State University’s spending on research activities reached a record $407 million for fiscal year 2020, a 2% increase over last year.
As Colorado and the nation’s wildfire season continues, CSU is providing the following list of experts who can address a variety of topics related to wildfires.
The effort protects 65,000 acres on the Navajo, Little Navajo and East Fork of the San Juan rivers.
The employees of the S.E. Area work together as a team, and are dedicated to reaching out to landowners in Colorado to improve our forests.