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Tree Farmer Alert |
Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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FOREST CONDITION ASSESSMENTDeveloped by Jennifer Cook A healthy sustainable forest with minimal damage from insects and disease (such as mountain pine beetle or mistletoe) will include, but is not limited to, diverse wildlife populations, native understory plants, and conditions that reflect natural succession. The age, distribution, and number of trees per acre on your property will differ depending upon the forest type, slope, aspect, elevation, soil type, precipitation, temperature, tree species, and your land use objectives You likely have a primary use planned for your forest which will guide your overall management activities. This worksheet will help you ensure that the vegetation and ecosystems on your forest land serve the land uses you have identified. It will also help minimize unintended consequences from improper management. see the Worksheet _______________________ Get ready for wildfire season nowby Mike Lester, Director of the Colorado State Forest Service, and Tom Fry, the Colorado-based director of Western Forest Conservation with the American Forest Foundation. from the Denver Post The middle of winter is usually not a time when Coloradans think about wildfires. And while they may realize that the snow we see atop the peaks now represents much of our future water supply, they may not realize how forests and fires impact this supply. ___________________________ Forestry Agencies Release 2015 Aerial Survey Results for Coloradocontributed by Attached is a news release announcing the results of the 2015 forest health aerial survey for Colorado. Every year the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Region, work together to aerially monitor forest health conditions on millions of forested acres across the state. Aerial survey observations of tree-damaging insects and diseases native to Colorado’s forests are highlighted in the release. ________________________________ The Hidden Life of Treescontributed by Kathy Westra From The New York Times After the publication in May of Mr. Wohlleben’s book, a surprise hit titled “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries From a Secret World,” the German forest is back in the spotlight. Since it first topped best-seller lists last year, Mr. Wohlleben has been spending more time on the media trail and less on the forest variety, making the case for a popular reimagination of trees, which, he says, contemporary society tends to look at as “organic robots” designed to produce oxygen and wood. _________________________________ Save this Date2016 CO/WY SAF Annual Meeting SAVE THE DATE!!! Theme: “The New Normal: Adaptive Forest Management in a Changing World.” Where: Western State Colorado University (WSCU) in beautiful Gunnison, Colorado When: May 12-14, 2016 Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gunnison Federal per diem rates accepted Registration Fees: Anticipated registration fees will be less than $90.00 Planned Activities: Friday- Banquet and live music at the IBAR Ranch Saturday- Local field trips STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN GUNNISON THIS SPRING!!! ____ Sam Pankratz
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