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

We really try to embrace the town,” Hoffman tells Observer. “We believe an art fair should be part of the community—not just for the weekend, but for the entire year.” ...

A lightning strike in the Basalt area ignited a tree on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The strike ignited the fire between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. above the Lake Christine shooting range during a ...

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

A new study found evidence that stands of aspen trees could resist wildfires by slowing a fire’s advance or changing its course. The findings suggest that aspen forests can act as natural firebreaks.

The two wildfires burning in northern Arizona were both ignited by lightning strikes, but the vegetation fueling the blazes can lead to different wildfire characteristics and response strategies from ...

Wildfires can burn and spread differently depending on what vegetation they burn. The two fires in northern Arizona have ...

The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species of bark beetle that was discovered in Colorado in 2013 and has been expanding through the state, has the potential to damage the Colorado landscape. And ...

Caption: Crystal To plants some aspen seedlings. She says she won't think of herself as a true tree-planter until she gets 2,000 seedlings into the ground in a day.

“The primary driver of decreased elk browsing pressure and increased aspen tree regeneration was a reduction in elk population density, a ‘density-mediated trophic cascade,’ caused by ...

Aspen, also known as aspen poplar, poplar (especially outside North America), popple, trembling aspen, bigtooth aspen, quaky and a dozen other local names, is a wonderful wood for many use.

“The primary driver of decreased elk browsing pressure and increased aspen tree regeneration was a reduction in elk population density." ...