Persistent drought is placing Colorado’s forests and communities in jeopardy as a catalyst for insect outbreaks and large, destructive wildfires, according to a new report from the Colorado State Forest Service.
Matt McCombs will take leadership of the Colorado State Forest Service and become Colorado’s new state forester in early 2022.
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.
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.
Wetter, cooler weather helped tame wildfires and bolster defenses in trees to ward off invading insects.