Report: What Colorado needs to do after historic wildfires
Forest management to reduce wildfire risk is not happening fast enough, according to the Colorado State Forest Service.
Forest management to reduce wildfire risk is not happening fast enough, according to the Colorado State Forest Service.
Forest managers are working together to address continued outbreaks of insects and disease in Colorado’s forests, including the spruce beetle, which remains the most damaging forest pest in the state for the ninth consecutive year, based on a 2020 aerial detection survey led by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, and Colorado State Forest Service.
Nursery staff – with help from CSU students – grow up to 100,000 seedlings each year.