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 ...

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

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." ...

Every fall and spring, many people step out to see a wide range of colorful trees on CU Boulder’s Tree Walk. This fall, about 45 attendees showed up to take in the striking red, gold, and green leaves ...

Ask the Master Naturalist: By any name — aspen or popple — these trees thrive in Minnesota In Minnesota we have two native aspens — quaking aspen (populus tremuloides) and bigtooth aspen ...

It may come as a surprise to know that the U.S. Forest Service says that wildfires can be necessary for aspen trees to thrive in Colorado.