SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado – Sometime in the next few weeks, federal land managers will try to stimulate moribund aspen groves by intentionally set fire to about 500 acres of aspen stands in western ...

A new study from Colorado State University, Western Colorado University and the U.S. Forest Service found evidence that ...

A new study finds that aspen trees slow wildfire spread and may help protect vulnerable communities in fire-prone areas.

To carve an aspen tree — to take a blade to the trunk for the sake of your initials, for example — is to do harm. Harm to a being with a life expectancy much like our own: 100 years, if we ...

DENVER — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive.Of all the various ...

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — Aspen trees are the celebrities of a Colorado fall day. Think about it. People line the roads to take pictures with them. Instagram feeds from all over the state feature ...

At Colorado 14, turn right and head east to Stove Prairie Road. Aspen are few along this stretch but cottonwoods, rabbitbrush, sumac, mountain mahogany and chokecherry are abundant.

10 facts about aspen, Colorado's fascinating tree of fall. By Seth Boster The Tribune. Seth Boster. Features writer. Author twitter; Author email; Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Updated Oct 16, 2024; ...

(CBS4) --If you like viewing aspen trees as they make Colorado colorful in the fall, we have good news. But if you like hillside forests of spruce and pine...this may be hard to read. Research ...

Researchers are studying a puzzling, sudden decline among Colorado's signature trees. and plan to set fire to 500 acres of aspen groves in western Colorado this month to try and stimulate regrowth.

Culture Aspen Archives Showcases Tree Carvings Left by Sheepherders in Colorado’s High Country. On display at DU’s Davis Gallery through October 20, the exhibit tells stories of the migrant workers ...

Aspen Skiing Co. has a plan to offset its proposal to cut down thousands of trees for the expansion of the Pandora’s terrain on Aspen Mountain, The company has. Breaking News - Serving Glenwood ...