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Programs
The challenges facing our forests are substantial, widespread and systemic. They include ecological disturbance, loss of wildlife habitat, unusual insect epidemics, arboreal diseases, dramatic increases in the frequency and intensity of wildfires, and threats to watersheds, creeks and rivers. While the roots of these problems are many, they include warmer temperatures, ever increasing human development and years of well-intentioned but ecologically questionable wildfire suppression. For The Forest believes that a robust public/private partnership is needed to devise a community-based approach to sustainable forest stewardship in the wildland-urban interface ("WUI"). Examples of community forest stewardship techniques might include removing diseased or dying trees to reduce wildfire risk and planting new tree species to increase diversity. For The Forest is focused both on the imminent threat posed by the mountain pine beetle, in addition to the variety of other forest health issues like sudden aspen decline (SAD), and fir decline. While our efforts are currently focused locally in the Roaring Fork Valley, we expect in the future to expand our work to address broader national issues of forest health. For the Forest has partnered with many local non-profit organizations and the US Forest Service to create a variety of programs all aimed at increasing civic engagement on issues of conservation, ecological restoration, biodiversity and carbon emission reduction. On-Going Projects: (please click on the following links for more information) Forest Health Surveys & Management Plans Hope Mine Reclamation Project FTF & ACES Summer Education Series Roaring Fork Biomass Consortium Protect Our Forests Campaign Past Projects: Future Forests Roundtable Place-Based Strategies: Pine Beetles & Forest Health - Best Practices Symposium Smuggler Mountain Project Verbenone Workshop A Call to Action (video by Greg Poshman) |
Quick Links
SIGN UP FOR SUMMER 2010 FOREST EDUCATION CLASSES! For The Forest in partnership with ACES is hosting a range of fun and interesting forest education classes. Click Here for details>> FOLLOW FOR THE FOREST ON TWITTER! Get updates and links to the leading science on forest health. For The Forest on twitter SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN PROJECT FINAL REPORT Click here>> LEARN ABOUT THE SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN PROJECT FAQ 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 >> |
