FRFTP News and Features
News Releases
11-02-09 - Fort Collins, Colo. - Colorado State Forest Service Announces Recipients of Economic Stimulus Funds. The Colorado State Forest Service is awarding stimulus funds to 15 organizations and businesses that will create or retain more than 200 forestry-related jobs in Colorado between now and Sept. 30, 2011.
10-19-09 - Fort Collins, Colo. - Grant Funds Available for Community Forest Restoration and Watershed Protection Projects. All grant applications are due by 4 p.m., Dec. 2, and awards will be announced in January 2010.
08-31-09 - Fort Collins, Colo. - Colorado State Forest Service Receives $10.7 Million in Stimulus Funds to solicit proposals that will create and retain forestry-related jobs in Colorado.
08-10-09 - Fort Collins, Colo. - High Erosion Rates After Wildfires Affect Forest Rehabilitation - For nearly 10 years, researchers at Colorado State University have investigated wildfires and the resulting effects on flooding and erosion. These include intensive field studies prior to and after the Hayman wildfire in Colorado, which burned more than 100,000 acres in 2002, and rainfall simulation studies in the laboratory.
06-17-09 - Fort Collins, Colo. - Colorado State University Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Woody Biomass Boiler. Colorado State University has partnered with the Colorado State Forest Service to install a biomass boiler heating plant on the Foothills Campus to reduce the university's greenhouse gas emissions and cut energy costs.
05-08-09 - Denver - Gov. Ritter Stresses Vigilance and Responsibility During this Year's Wildfire Season - Ample spring moisture may have dampened fire risk along the Front Range and Eastern Plains, but lower-elevation areas of northwest Colorado will likely see an elevated risk of large wildfires this summer, Gov. Bill Ritter said at his annual wildfire briefing today.
01-16-09 - US Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service Release Results of the Annual Forest Health Aerial Survey that reveal three insect and disease conditions of concern on forested lands.
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Success Stories
State Agencies and Local Residents Collaborate to Safeguard Lory State Park, Visitors and Neighbors and Restore Forest Health - In Larimer County, Colorado State Parks and the Colorado State Forest Service are partnering on a forest management plan to thin the dense forests in remote areas of Lory State Park. Bordering landowners graciously gave permission for the contractor to use their private roads to reach the, otherwise, inaccessible areas. Without this neighborly gesture, fuels treatments would have been extremely difficult to complete. The project will help reduce wildfire risk in the park and alleviate the spread of fire to or from nearby residential properties. (pdf 409 K)
Snow Mountain Ranch Bites Back - Despite the "unstoppability of the beetle epidemic" and the number of acres that need to be treated at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch, Julie Watkins, Mike Harvey, and ranch visitors see the benefits of recent forest stewardship and fuels reduction efforts on the property. (pdf 322 K)
Landowners in the Wildacres subdivision in Grand County have learned a few things about living with mountain pine beetles - In 2003, the Wildacres Homeowners Association took a tough stance in its efforts to combat the beetle -and homeowners opposed to cutting trees. As a result, landowners in the subdivision still have trees. They also have an abundance of wildflowers, native grasses, and wildlife. And perhaps best of all, they share a real sense of community. (pdf 189 KB)
Environmentalist and Fire Protection District Work Together to Keep Communities Safe and Restore Forest Health - In Park County, a homeowner and Platte Canyon Fire Protection District joined hands with volunteers and neighbors to implement a wildfire mitigation plan in their heavily forested subdivision. Despite initial debates, this community effort also has resulted in lasting friendships. (pdf 267 K)
Forest Improvement Project at the South Platte Hotel. (pdf 160 K)
Hazardous Fuels Projects at Colorado State Parks. (pdf 306 K)
Fireworks for Educators. (pdf 34 K)