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| Monday, March 12, 2018 Over 800 readers and growing! |
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Wildfire Mitigation Strategiescontributed by Sam Bogan
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I am a student with the University of Colorado Denver and sponsored by Loveland Fire and Rescue Authority to conduct a research project aimed at finding a wildfire mitigation strategy that your community can get behind. Wildfire mitigation includes actions taken to protect lives and property from the dangers of wildfires. Your opinion on wildfire mitigation matters. Larimer County and the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority are seeking volunteers to discuss their good and bad experiences with efforts to mitigate private property against wildfire. We are looking for opinions from those of you that live in the rural, mountainous, or wooded areas of Larimer County regarding what has worked well for you and your neighbors, what challenges you face, and what ideas you have that the community can get behind. The meeting will be about 1 hour. Wednesday March 14th Thanks, Sam Bogan Emergency Communications Coordinator Office: (303) 492-7418
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Wildlife Pondscontributed by
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Remember the line in the movie “Field of Dreams” when Kevin Costner's character hears a voice in his head saying “if you build it, he will come”? I think of a slight variation on that line when I look out on our 1/3 acre wildlife pond in the high Ponderosa pine forests of Northern New Mexico.
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Inside Colorado's quest to tackle dangerously unhealthy forestsJacy Marmaduke, jmarmaduke@coloradoan.com
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There is life after death for Colorado’s forests. But to get there, the people who manage them must solve an economic quandary. Colorado’s 834 million dead trees can start anew as your favorite rocking chair, the mulch in your garden, heat for Front Range cities — you name it. The problem is: The cost of removing and transporting them can dwarf the worth of their wood.
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Principles and Practices for the Restoration of Ponderosa Pine and Dry Mixed-Conifer Forests of the Colorado Front RangeContributed by "This is an excellent report by a great group of people from many organizations,
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Wildfires have become larger and more severe over the past several decades on Colorado’s Front Range, catalyzing greater investments in forest management intended to mitigate wildfire risks. The complex ecological, social, and political context of the Front Range, however, makes forest management challenging, especially where multiple management goals including forest restoration exist. In this report, we present a science-based framework for managers to develop place-based approaches to forest restoration of Front Range ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests.
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Nature Trail Development on Small Acreagescontributed by
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The purpose of this publication is to provide an introduction to trail design for those who intend to develop trails for nature walking, hiking, horseback riding or ATVs on less than 40 acres.
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2017 Forest Health Reportcontributed by Adam Moore
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Each year, the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) prepares a report on the health of Colorado’s forests to inform Colorado’s General Assembly, citizens and other stakeholders. The report provides an overview of current forest conditions, the forces shaping them and some of the actions being taken to address related challenges. This year, the publication also offers a special section describing ways in which the state is dealing with millions of standing dead trees, as well as how it is managing those forests at continued risk of insect mortality.
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STATE FORESTERS EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT IN PRESIDENT'S FY19 BUDGETcontributed by |
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The National Association of State Foresters is extremely disappointed in President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget recommendations, which include deep cuts to the state and private forestry programs that support comprehensive, cost-effective forest management across all forestland ownerships to the benefit of all Americans.
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Late Winter the Best Time to Prune Treescontributed by
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Attached and below is a news release offering tips on winter pruning of landscape trees in Colorado, as mid-February through early March is the best time to prune most trees. Please contact me with any questions. |
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