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Funding Available for Forest Restoration Projects

The Buffalo Creek Ranch Forest Restoration Project in Jackson County.

Colorado landowners and communities wanting to protect forested areas from forest health concerns that ultimately impact water supplies may be eligible for grant funding from the Colorado State Forest Service.

The CSFS is accepting proposals for the Colorado Forest Restoration Pilot Grant Program, which helps fund projects that demonstrate a community-based approach to forest restoration.

Proposals must address the protection of water supplies or related infrastructure, as well as the restoration of forested watersheds. Projects are encouraged to involve the Colorado Youth Corps Association or an accredited Colorado Youth Corps to provide labor. To apply

U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service Announce 2011 Aerial Forest Health Survey Results

The most significant forest health concern continues to be the spread of the mountain pine beetle.
Photo by W.M. Ciesla

On Jan. 31, the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service released the results of the annual aerial insect and disease survey in Colorado, which indicate that the most significant forest health concern continues to be the spread of the mountain pine beetle. Read more