Colorado State Forest Service

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

Awesome project going on in southeast Jackson County improves the health and resiliency of 600 acres on State Trust Lands. Learn more: col.st/sVati #foresthealth #forestmanagement #lodgepolepine 📷Rynearson/CSFS

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

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

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

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 @USFSRockyMtns col.st/pJIgq 📷Courtesy Al Myatt

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?fe… 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

Start a new fall tradition as warm and aromatic as pumpkin spice latte...clear the debris and leaves out of the gutters and roof. We have to #LiveWildfireReady all year round! #wildfiremitigation Learn more: livewildfireready.org

Our ED @dangibbsDNR joined @GovofCO @CSFS_Outreach & @bouldercounty to celebrate our shared stewardship agreement w/@forestservice to work together on issues of forest health, wildfire mitigation, outdoor recreation & water issues. Press release here: dnr.colorado.gov/press-release/…

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 col.st/rKacC

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/2024/09/23/new…

Stop by our booth at #saf2024! It’s an inspiring week for #forestry! @foresters

Christina Burri's home was nearly lost to the Alexander Mountain fire, but her proactive steps enabled firefighters to save her home: csfs.colostate.edu/2024/09/09/res… #Coloradowildfire #Livewildfireready

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

In Colorado, we have to #LiveWildfireReady. Learn how to protect your home and family at livewildfireready.org.

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

Defensible space enables firefighters to be able to protect homes during a wildfire. Read more: coloradosun.com/2024/08/21/col… livewildfireready.org #LiveWildfireReady #WildfireMitigation

Mentally, we're here.👇Happy #RelaxationDay!😇🌲

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/2024/08/12/csf… #UrbanandCommunityForestry