2006 report on the health of Colorado's forests: lodgepole pine forests: special issue
Date
2007
Authors
Chase, Jen, author
Colorado State Forest Service, publisher
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Abstract
It is with a sense of urgency that we present the 2006 Report on the Health of Colorado's Forests. This is the sixth in a series of reports developed by the Colorado State Forest Service with the guidance of the Colorado Forestry Advisory Board. The 2000 legislation requiring this report proved to be timely since the forests in Colorado have experienced a series of significant ecological events over the past decade, including the dramatic fire season of 2002 and the ongoing bark beetle epidemics. The 2006 report looks in depth at lodgepole pine forests and the bark beetle epidemics which continue to grow over hundreds of thousands of acres, killing trees and affecting communities throughout the state. Beetle-killed forests reduce scenic values, impact the economy, increase fire danger, and are therefore a major concern for many Coloradans.
Description
The reports describes "an annual investigation of critical forest health issues, including the identification of priority areas across the state where current forest conditions demand timely action." They are intended to "expand Coloradans' knowledge of and interest in our state's forest resources."
Reports produced by the Colorado Division of Forestry in conjunction with one or more of the following: Colorado State University Publications and Printing, Colorado State Forest Service and United States Forest Service.
Includes bibliographical references.
February 2007.
Reports produced by the Colorado Division of Forestry in conjunction with one or more of the following: Colorado State University Publications and Printing, Colorado State Forest Service and United States Forest Service.
Includes bibliographical references.
February 2007.
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Subject
forests and forestry
measurement
Colorado
forest health
forest management
lodgepole pine forests