CSU Researchers Work to Restore Colorado Forests Years After the Cameron Peak Fire

Small wildfire near Williams Peak not expected to grow, officials say

7 p.m., Firefighters knocked down the .1-acre Williams Peak Fire in Summit County Thursday evening with several bucket drops from a helicopter, according to a U.S. Forest Service Facebook post. No growth is expected and crews will hike in Friday to fully contain it, the post stated. 5 p.m., The Sheriff’s Office stated in a Facebook post that the U.S. Forest Service has assumed command of the fire. Responders from Summit Fire & EMS, the Red, Whit…

CSU researchers work to restore Colorado forests years after the Cameron Peak Fire

Researchers at Colorado State University are working to bring forests back to life after the Cameron Peak Fire the largest wildfire in Colorado's recorded history burned more than 200,000 acres in 2020.A CSU team is studying how to restore the burn scar, and so far researchers are finding seedlings struggle more at lower elevations than at higher ones. Denver7's Claire Lavezzorio talks with a researcher on the team working to restore forests aft…

Forests Need Fire, But Forestry Makes It Work – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado

Human intervention has always been part of the mosaic of healthy forests, with fire doing much of the work of thinning and clearing overly dense stands of trees...