Pagosa Daily Post

Report Looks at Five Years of Colorado Forest Management

The Forest Action Plan is a 10-year, science-based, collaborative roadmap for protecting Colorado’s forests and the many benefits they provide. The CSFS completed a five-year review of the plan, ...
Summit County

Colorado state forester, fire chiefs raise alarm about further federal cuts that would impact fire preparedness

As wildfire season picks up in Colorado, Fire Chief Brad White, of Grand Fire Protection District No. 1, says he’s worried “there’s not a lot of extra help to be had this summer.” Mass layoffs and ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado congressional delegation urges US Forest Service chief to release funds for state forestry and wildfire preparedness

Colorado State Forester Matt McCombs says he breathed a sigh of relief this week as the U.S. Forest Service signaled it would release millions of dollars of federal funds that support state forestry, ...
SummitDaily.com

Study finds lack of local wildfire mitigation resources in northwestern Colorado, where 4th largest wildfire in state history burned last summer

A study has found a mismatch between wildfire risk and mitigation resources in Colorado, including a lack of local resources ...
The Gazette

Polis forms task force to combat pine beetle outbreak threatening Colorado forests

A mountain pine beetle left a pitch tube left in this pondersoa pine as other dead trees stand in the background in Black Forest. (Christian Murdock) Gov. Jared Polis has issued an executive order ...