Report Takes Regional Look at Forest Health Projects, Conditions

contributed by
 Teddy Parker-Renga
Associate Director of Communications and Communities
Colorado State Forest Service

Please see attached and below for a news release about the publication of the 2019 Report on the Health of Colorado’s Forests, presented today to legislators at the State Capitol.

 New this year, the report takes a regional look at forest health, offering statistics, insect and disease trends, and successes in forest management specific to four quadrants of the state. As always, the report also offers a statewide outlook on trends in insect and disease activity in Colorado’s forests.

 If you have questions, please contact me at (970) 491-7698.
Thanks,
Teddy

Teddy Parker-Renga
Associate Director of Communications and Communities
Colorado State Forest Service

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Where Forest Products
and Corona Virus Meet

contributed by
Bruce Benninghoff

Do people need a reminder of how important forest products are?

Watch the VIDEO

In The Italian Alps,
Stradivari's Trees Live On

contributed by
Mike Burns, NWOA

Antonio Stradivari, the master violin maker whose instruments sell for millions of dollars today, has been dead for nearly three centuries. Only 650 of his instruments are estimated to survive.

But the forest where the luthier got his lumber is alive and well. And thanks to the surprising teamwork of modern instrument makers and forest rangers, Stradivari's trees are doing better than ever.

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For Colorado casketmaker, green is the way to go

contributed by
Terry Shetler

Colorado’s beetle-killed timber is the fodder for a Longmont casketmaker whose handcrafted boxes are designed for a growing green burial market.

From a two-car garage in a central Longmont neighborhood, Luc Nadeau, 37, is turning out simple pine coffins with a focus on environmental sustainability.

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THE STEWARDSHIP BENEFITS OF STAYING HOME

contributed by
Angela Wells, Director of the American Tree Farm System

Interesting Covid 19 funding for Forests

Contributed by
Steve Goodroad

Mitigation and forest improvements part of the proposal.

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Coloradans Urged to Reduce Wildfire Risk While Staying at Home

contributed by
Teddy Parker-Renga
Associate Director of Communications and Communities
Colorado State Forest Service

Today, Governor Jared Polis signed a proclamation declaring May as Wildfire Awareness Month. Please see attached and below for a news release with information about this year’s wildfire potential and tips for homeowners to reduce their wildfire risk.

 If you have questions, please contact me at (970) 657-5674 or Caley Fisher with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control at (720) 391-1565.

 Thanks,

Teddy

 Teddy Parker-Renga
Associate Director of Communications and Communities
Colorado State Forest Service
970-491-7698 Office

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