2017- Climate Change
March 8, 2021The Driving Force Behind Forest Change Does the climate drive forests or do forests drive the climate? The answer is... View Article
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2019 – Monitoring Forests
January 28, 2021Environmental change happens slowly and its often hard to notice. Is it unusually warm? Was runoff different 20 years ago?... View Article
2019 – Forest Forecasts
January 28, 2021Shifts in temperature and precipitation, as consequence of climate change, will inevitably alter landscapes. One of the consequences of a... View Article
2019 – Forest Health Index 2.0
January 28, 2021To help the RFV better understand its forests, ACES created the Forest Health Index (FHI) The FHI uses data from... View Article
2019 – Oak Mastication
January 28, 2021Last year, the City of Aspen, Pitkin County, and ACES partnered to restore 80 acres of dense Gambel oak in... View Article
2019 – Carbon Forests
January 28, 2021As a consequence of climate change, Colorado’s future looks warmer, and warmer often means drier. But how much warmer and... View Article
2019 – Fire, Flood, and Forests
January 28, 2021After a forest burns, both human and ecological communities impacted by the fire undergo change, but not always at the... View Article
2019 – Forests at the Headwaters
January 28, 2021When we open the tap to pour ourselves a glass of water, its unlikely that forests are the first thing... View Article
2019 – Low Rivers and Thirsty Trees
January 28, 2021In recent decades, persistent drought in Colorado has led to more severe wildfire and insect epidemics. Here we explore what... View Article
2019 – Insect and Disease Update
January 28, 2021Insects and disease are opportunists: they take advantage of weakened and vulnerable trees. Prolonged drought and rising temperatures associated with... View Article