Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, according to a peer-reviewed study by Western Colorado University researchers.

A new study from Colorado State University, Western Colorado University and the U.S. Forest Service found evidence that stands of aspen trees could resist wildfires by slowing a fire’s advance or ...

A new study from Colorado State University, Western Colorado University and the U.S. Forest Service found evidence that stands of aspen trees could resist wildfires by slowing a fire’s advance or ...

The White River National Forest pile burning operations will likely begin next month, with the aim of reducing overgrown vegetation and protecting local communities and natural resources from ...

While evergreen trees are a staple of Christmas, they mean so much more to Aspen and the surrounding White River National ...

Angel Watkins and co-workers in Colorado blame many culprits in the decline of the Aspen. JT Thomas It's a relentlessly sunny day in the Rocky Mountains, and here at 9,000 feet, on the Grand Mesa in ...

Over one-third of Colorado is forested acreage — 24 million acres of the state’s 66.48 million acres — managed by a variety of local, state and federal entities. The Colorado State Forest Service and ...