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The mission of For the Forest is to promote the health of forests, with particular emphasis on promoting the long-term sustainability of Western forests by providing research, management, expertise and related resources, developing and implementing forest management plans, and engaging in relevant activities related to the protection and conservation of forests. Learn More >> |
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In the News Study finds Smuggler beetle battle effective | Aspen Daily News | 3/15/10 Read article>> USDA Forest Service Research & Development Highlights 2008-2009 01/10 Read document>> Beetle project near Aspen a success Aspen Times | 12/18/09 Read article>> Governor: Efforts like Aspen's vital in pine beetle battle Aspen Times | 12/18/09 Read article>> Ritter touts new funds for beetle fight,says saving forests will create jobs Aspen Daily News | 12/18/09 Read article>> Forest Service taps For The Forest for Hunter Creek trail protection New public-private partnership designed to keep public access safe Read press release>> Hazard Trees in Hunter Creek to be Focus of Forest Project Aspen Times | 12/9/09 Read article>> New partnership to maintain Hunter Creek area trails Aspen Daily News | 12/09/09 Read article>> Aspen symposium to put focus on forest health Aspen Times | 12/4/09 Read article>> Beetles: The Big Picture Aspen Daily News | 12/5/09 Read article>> Bark Beetle Infestation Offers Warning on Delicate Workings of Climate Disruption Read article>> |
Recent Events Place-Based Strategies: Pine Beetles & Forest Health - A Best Practices Symposium - December 17, 2009 Watch the highlights here! For The Forest - Pinebeetle Symposium. (Highlights, 15 minutes) Video and Photo's courtesy: Grassroots TV, EcoFlight, & Colorado Division of Wildlife. For the speaker list, click here. For the agenda, click here. To watch the full symposium, click on the links below. It is 6 hours in total, broken into three 2 hour segments. Watch Video Part 1>> Watch Video Part 2>> Watch Video Part 3>> VERBENONE WORKSHOP VIDEO - June 11, 2009 You can view a taped version of the FTF Verbenone workshop from June 11, 2009 at Carbondale Town Hall Click here to watch the video>> (To view the video you need either windows media player or flip for mac) |
Our Campaigns FOLLOW FOR THE FOREST ON TWITTER! Get updates and links to the leading science on forest health. For The Forest on twitter THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR EXECUTION OF THE SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP PLAN!!! For the Forest is very grateful to City Council, the County Commissioners, and staff for their swift actions in creating, supporting, and successfully executing the Smuggler Mountain Stewardship Plan. We look forward to where our collaborative efforts can take us in community forest stewardship! DAHL ASSESSMENT REPORT This plan details the current state of the forests in Smuggler/Hunter Creek. To download a PDF of the Smuggler/Hunter Creek Vegetation Management Assessment In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, our science advisers have been touring the Roaring Fork Valley to identify areas for the next biological forest surveys. Find out more >> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE RINGTONE!! _________________ CLICK HERE TO READ "THE MERRITT EXPERIENCE," AN ACCOUNT OF HOW ONE COMMUNITY IN CANADA SAVED ITS FORESTS. |
Quick Links SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN PROJECT FINAL REPORT Click here>> LEARN ABOUT THE SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN PROJECT A breif q&a to bring you up to speed with what happened on Smuggler Mountain. Click here >> GET VERBENONE TO TREAT YOUR TREES, LEARN HOW TO USE IT Find out where you can buy Verbenone in the Roaring Fork Valley, and how to apply it to protect your trees from the mountian pine beetle. Click here to learn more about Verbenone>> "A CALL TO ACTION" View the 2009 short documentary about the mountain pine beetle epidemic by Emmy award winning filmmaker, Greg Poschman. Narrated by Olympic medalist Chris Klug, the film details the consequences of living close to forests infected by pine beetle and an outline of what residents can do. Click here to view the film >> THE MERRITT EXPERIENCE Learn about Merritt, British Columbia, a small town that was successful in saving their trees from mountain pine beetle devastation with a forest management plan. Click here to view the Merritt Experience>> ANIMATED BEETLE KILL MAP View a Colorado State map to see how the mountain pine beetle infestation has been progressing Click here to view the map>> GET INVOLVED with For The Forest. Act now >> SIGN UP TO RECEIVE THE FOR THE FOREST E-UPDATE. Subscribe for a monthly digest of news and reports from For The Forest. Act now >> STAY TUNED: FOR THE FOREST WIKI Participate in online Q&A sessions with our scientists. Share knowledge and be notified of new developments Sign up to be notified upon launch >> |
