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2017- Monitoring

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Monitoring Environmental change happens slowly and its often hard to notice. Is it unusually warm? Was runoff different 20 years... View Article


2017- Forest and Agriculture

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Historically, agriculture and forests have been in direct competition. The overwhelming majority of deforestation on the planet is due to... View Article


2017- Hunter Smuggler Results

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In May 2016, ACES, Pitkin County, the City of Aspen, Wilderness Workshop, and the United States Forest Service (USFS) conducted... View Article


2017- Forest Education

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Education is a core part of ACES’ Forest Program. Through education we aim to connect both children and adults to... View Article


2017- What Happened to Our Snow?

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The 2016-17 snow year began with little snowfall in December, but gave way to a near record-breaking January, then finished... View Article


2017- Stewards of the Land

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The Roaring Fork Valley (RFV) benefits from extensive public lands including land managed by cities, counties, the state of Colorado,... View Article


2017- Spruce Bark Beetle

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As much of Colorado tries to cope with the impacts of the recent mountain pine beetle epidemic, a new beetle... View Article


2017- Does Money Grow on Trees?

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Climate change is predicted to increase the incidence of hot dry days in the western US. These conditions will lead... View Article


2017- Climate Change

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The Driving Force Behind Forest Change Does the climate drive forests or do forests drive the climate? The answer is... View Article


Executive Summary

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This fourth edition of ACES’ State of the Forest Report includes both pressing concerns as well as improvements in our local... View Article