2019
Updates
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Insect and Disease Update
Insects and disease are opportunists: they take advantage of weakened and vulnerable trees. Prolonged drought and rising temperatures associated with climate change have increased vulnerability… View Article
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Climate Update
Human caused climate change is already influencing Colorado’s forests in profound ways. Since the 1970s, year-round temperatures in Colorado have risen an average of two… View Article
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Fire Update
Wildfire is a natural and necessary part of many ecosystems. On an ecosystem timescale, the disturbance caused by fire can increase available nutrients, spur regeneration,… View Article
Features
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Carbon Forests
As a consequence of climate change, Colorado’s future looks warmer, and warmer often means drier. But how much warmer and drier has a lot to… View Article
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Fire, Flood, and Forests
After a forest burns, both human and ecological communities impacted by the fire undergo change, but not always at the same place. Hermosa Creek in… View Article
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Forests at the Headwaters
When we open the tap to pour ourselves a glass of water, its unlikely that forests are the first thing to come to mind. But… View Article
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Low Rivers and Thirsty Trees
In recent decades, persistent drought in Colorado has led to more severe wildfire and insect epidemics. Here we explore what actually happens to a tree… View Article
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