For The Forest

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For The Forest

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To achieve its goals, the For The Forest strategy includes a combination of science, community outreach and education:

Scientific Data Gathering.In partnership with the Aspen-Pitkin County Forest Coalition (see below),U.S. Forest Service, Pitkin County, the City of Aspen, and the Aspen Valley Land Trust, FTF is currently helping to conduct a forest survey in the Hunter Creek/Smuggler Mountain area. The resulting data will be invaluable in crafting a workable forest management plan to protect the area. We are now planning additional biological surveys in other threatened areas of the Roaring Fork Valley, and we hope also to sponsor new research on promising ways to protect green forests from insect and disease attacks.

Community Consensus Building. FTF hopes to help build a community agreement on what constitutes enlightened forest stewardship in the wild land/urban interface. By bringing local environmentalists, community leaders and civic groups together with city, county and federal agencies, FTF can play an important role in crafting community-based solutions to the challenges posed by mountain pine beetles and other forest threats.

Education. FTF believes that education will play a major role in maintaining sustainable forests. To explain the problem and its possible solutions,we plan to use neighborhood meetings, school presentations, large community gatherings, educational symposia. We will also reach out to local and state news media and create our own films and videos to reach the public. In addition, our website provides educational resources and links to various university and government sources of information on healthy forest management.

Implementation. As solutions are found, FTF will partner with the community to help implement them.

If you are a private landowner and are concerned about your trees, please visit our Advice For The Landowner page to learn about how YOU can take action to keep your trees healthy!