The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service is to provide for the stewardship of forest resources and to reduce related risks to life, property and the environment for the benefit of present and future generations.

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Current Events & News

• Forestry Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality in Colorado - 2010 (461 KB PDF)
• CSFS Setting Traps for Invasive Moth Statewide
• Mountain Pine Beetles May Fly Earlier This Year
• Deadline Extended to Sept. 1: CSFS Accepting Forest Legacy Program Proposals from Colorado Landowners ...How to apply
• CSFS Advises Landowners to Assess Pine Beetle Prevention Products Carefully
• Landowners may Receive Tax Break for Wildfire Mitigation Costs – Beginning Jan. 1, 2009
• Recent Feature Stories

Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality in Colorado

A mountain stream near Vail in Colorado.
Photo by Ingrid Aguayo

The Colorado State Forest Service has released revisions to the water quality protection guidelines for individuals and organizations conducting forestry-related activities in Colorado. The previous guidelines were developed in 1998. Read more

CSFS Accepting 2011 Wildland-Urban Interface Program Grant Applications

Hazardous woody debris near a home located in a wildland-urban interface community.

The Colorado State Forest Service is now accepting applications for 2011 Wildland-Urban Interface Program grants. This competitive grant program makes funds available to homeowners associations, subdivisions, fire departments, fire protection districts, counties and other groups to implement projects that mitigate wildfire hazards in the wildland-urban interface. Applications are due in early August; specific deadlines vary by CSFS district. Read more