Is out-of-state firewood a threat to Colorado trees?

State Forest Service warns against transporting firewood Staff Report FRISCO — It may be a little like the Dutch boy putting his finger in the leaky dike, but Colorado Forest Service officials are warning that transporting firewood from place to place may increase the spread of invasive tree-killing bugs. Moving firewood even short distances increases

Study: There’s good reason to be a treehugger

Forest Service research links the presence of trees with human health By Summit Voice FRISCO — There’s a good reason that environmentalists have been called treehuggers from time to time — instinctively, some of us know how vital forests are to the health of the planet. Now, some empirical research shows that’s true not just

Ash borer invades Great Smoky Mountains NP backcountry

Invasive insect pest spreading out of the Midwest By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The destructive emerald ash borer has made its first incursion into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where it could do serious damage to hardwood forests, according to National Park Service biologists. The ash borer is a non-native species