The Denver Post14d
Forest Service cuts exacerbate wildfire threats in Colorado, fire officials say: “We’re decreasing our ability to respond.”
a public affairs officer with the U.S. Forest Service, look at downed and burned trees inside the perimeter of the Beaver Creek fire on August 23, 2016, in Walden, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H.
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U.S. Forest Service to hire 50 temporary fire positions for Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado
The Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. Forest Service, which includes Colorado, plans to hire up to 50 temporary wildland firefighters and supporting positions this year.
Post Independent Citizen Telegram23d
Colorado lawmakers fire back at Trump administration’s ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’ layoffs of over 3,400 Forest Service employees
wildfire prevention and general forest management, Velasco worries that the state may need to eventually foot the bill to ensure those projects can continue — a tall order this legislative session ...
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Gov. Polis: Colorado ‘less protected’ from wildfires after Trump administration cuts forest services employees
(KRDO) – Colorado ... wildfires and could result in increased insurance costs for homeowners. According to the governor's office, the Trump administration recently fired 3,400 U.S. Forest ...
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Colorado's forest now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, CSU researchers discover
According to data reviewed and analyzed by Colorado State University researchers, Colorado's forest as a collective ... development, drought, wildfires and beetle kill. After reviewing nearly ...
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Colorado officials warn that firing of 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees could impact state economy, wildfire safety
Colorado officials are raising concern that a Trump Administration decision to fire about 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees will have negative effects on the state’s economy and lessen ...
The Washington Post10d
Fires are burning throughout U.S. Here’s where there’s greater risk.
Wildfires are burning throughout the ... an associate professor of forest and rangeland stewardship at Colorado State University. “The southwest hasn’t gotten a lot this season,” she said.
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Fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past--and that's a bad thing
The new study led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder and the U.S. Forest ... maps documenting the perimeters of ...