Forests

As visitor pressure rises, public land managers face new challenges

Education, partnerships are vital tools for handling recreation growth in Southwest Colorado

Fall colors in the San Juan Mountains

Federal investment in forests could spur jobs, reduce wildfires and clear the air, Bennet says

Senator promotes $60 billion Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act in tour around Colorado

Beetle kill marches west across San Juan Mountains

slowing, new disease and insects worry foresters

Forest Service sued over decision to use chain saws in wilderness areas

Conservation groups argue federal land agency operated in secret, broke law

In beetle kill forests, there are winners and losers

is first to look at how outbreak has affected wildlife

Campfires, smoking now allowed on Carson National Forest

Higher humidity and recent rain led to the decision to lift fire restrictions Monday throughout the northern New Mexico forest.…

Wildfire risk workshop for landowners set

A “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities” presentation on reducing wildfire risk on public and private lands will run 9 a.m. to…

Wildfire could be bad in California in 2016

Juan National Forest districts expect fire season to be fairly typical

Forest Service wants Purgatory to deal with hazardous trees

tree removal slated for summer

Oregon standoff latest in dispute over Western lands

Protesting rancher calls for militias to aid occupation of wildlife refuge

30 slash piles burn in Sauls Creek area

snows most favorable time for the work

With evergreens, it’s only natural shedding

Forester: ‘Phenomenon’ is part of growth cycle, not beetle kill

Rain likely through Wednesday

wet weather affect changing fall colors?

Local jurisdiction over forests clears a hurdle

U.S. House panel supports bill backed by Tipton

Politics burn through wildfire discussion

Tipton: Unwieldy federal bureaucracy prevents proper forest management

West’s water woes heard in D.C.

hears of drought’s toll on states

‘Trees aren’t sitting ducks’

entomologist leads forest-health workshop

Tipton pushes feds to help fight wildfires

Tipton Tipton introduced the Healthy Forest Management Act in February, which would give states the authority to designate high-risk areas…

FLC to live-stream beetle presentation

Spruce beetles live and feed underneath the bark of the tree in the phloem layer. A presentation presented by the…

Spruce beetle workshop at FLC

The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a March 17 workshop to inform the public about spruce beetle killing many spruce…

Roundheaded beetle making gains

Infestation reaches Dolores River Canyon

Agency pitches plan to boost deer

Improvements, fewer hunting licenses aimed at healing declining populations

All tree-needle loss not the same

Evergreens that are beginning to shed needles look different than beetle-killed conifers, the Colorado State Forest Service said in a…