According to data reviewed and analyzed by Colorado State University researchers, Colorado's forest as a collective is now ...

Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees—mostly due to insects and disease—have caused the ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...

In 2020, the Cameron Peak Fire burned more than 200,000 acres, destroyed 469 structures and forced the evacuation of more ...

As we have all recently witnessed, it is never too soon to discuss wildfire preparedness and mitigation. Whether it is ...

Catastrophic wildfire is not exclusively a problem for communities surrounded by National Forests. Nor is there a confined fire season anymore.

had been a forester for years with the U.S. Forest Service before joining CSFD to lead the fire mitigation efforts. Fire mitigation starting soon at popular open space in Colorado Springs The city ...

Local fire officials intend to burn slash piles in Summit County this week, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest ...

The fires that have destroyed the most residential homes in Colorado include: Marshall (2021): 1,084 homes Black Forest (2013): 489 homes East Troublesome (2020): 366 homes Waldo Canyon (2012 ...

The Pikes Peak Ranger District on the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) ...

Daily, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION ... In the early part of the 20th century, the newly established U.S. Forest Service built fire lookout towers around the country. The towers ...