We hope you join staff from our Montrose Field Office this weekend at the Montrose County Event Center. You can see our ATV-mounted seeder and request a free #ForestHealth site visit!
#westernColorado#ForestAg#ForestManagement
ALT ad for the Western Colorado Farm and Ranch Innovation Expo taking place November 15 & 16.
On 215 acres, we reduced the risk of wildfire to several communities in the Taylor River Watershed from 2 angles: Removing ladder fuels on public USFS lands and creating defensible space near homes (see photos) thanks to funds from @NationalForests.
📷CSFS #NFFGranteesAreGreat
ALT cabin in the wildland-urban interface that has had fuels reduction treatment.
ALT cabin in the wildland-urban interface that has had fuels reduction treatment.
ALT cabin in the wildland-urban interface that has had fuels reduction treatment.
ALT cabin in the wildland-urban interface that has had fuels reduction treatment.
We talk a lot about creating #Defensiblespace because it works! Low-cost, simple tasks can reduce the risk of wildfire to your home, family and property. Today's #MitigationMonday tip gives step-by-step instructions to clear around propane tanks.
#LiveWildfireReady
📷CSFS/Sathe
ALT graphic gives step by step directions for clearing the area around a propane tank.
Our seedling tree nursery had a special visitor this week!
Black bears are often seen in the foothills west of Fort Collins, so it wasn't too surprising to see this guy on the Foothills Campus of @ColoradoStateU.
#fatbear#hibernation#fall
📷Orion Aon, CSFS
ALT black bear on a path in the Colorado State Forest Service seedling tree nursery
Eight Colorado counties will receive $1.6 million to improve their urban tree canopies, due to the Colorado Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry grants! Woo hoo!
#urbanforestry#treecanopy@USFSRockyMtnscol.st/pJIgq
📷Courtesy Al Myatt
ALT Colorado State Forest Service staff and interns complete a tree survey.
Thousands of slash piles could be chipped and used as carbon-rich feedstock for urban composting systems. This alternative could reduce carbon emissions, improve soil health and enhance water retention. #ForestProductsWeek
Forest to Farm youtu.be/2YmdG-_E5f8?feature… via @YouTube
Self-care looks different for everyone. In the fall we look to forests, fresh air, exercise and dogs to unplug, regroup and take care. 10/10 recommend.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
📷K. Long/CSFS
Supervisory Forester Adam Moore is part of the Wildfire Research team receiving a @ColoradoCOLABS award in November. Thanks for all your hard work to help Coloradans understand their #wildfire risk, Adam!
@usfs_rmrs#LiveWildfireReady
📷A. Moore, CSFS
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ALT Colorado State Forest Service forester assesses a home for defensible space.
Meet Pete Albrecht - the forester in our brand new satellite office in Leadville. He's dedicated to the forestry needs of residents in Leadville and Lake County.
#Forestry#Leadville#NewOffice
📷P. Albrecht/CSFS
csfs.colostate.edu/2024/09/2…
Entomologist Dan West always has the scoop on the #Colorado#fallcolors; how does he know? Dan flies aerial surveys in the summer for insect & disease monitoring. He looks for forest health trends to know when & where fall colors will pop! Stay tuned for 2024 predictions.
🎥CSFS
Hope to see you at the CO Wildland Fire Conference in Snowmass, Oct. 1-4. It's a great opportunity to interact with other professionals, attend workshops, hear from leaders & earn @Foresters CE credits.
Register: fireadaptedco.org/#WildlandFire#Forestry
ALT ad for Colorado Wildland Fire Conference with headshots of three keynote presenters: Mike Zupko, Matt McCombs and Paul Cada
In May, a storm of baseball-sized hail shredded hundreds of trees and homes in Yuma, Colo. A month later, a group of CSFS interns and staff travelled to Yuma and helped the town begin its road to recovery. Learn more:
csfs.colostate.edu/2024/08/1…#UrbanandCommunityForestry
ALT People surveying damaged trees along a sidewalk