Forests

DENVER - Federal agriculture and interior chiefs took a jab at Congress during an event Tuesday near Denver, asking for lawmakers to spend more money on wildfire-prevention measures. Agriculture...

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure aimed at offering local jurisdictions more control over managing wildfires on federal lands. The Resilient Federal Forests Act passed a packed...

DENVER – Federal agriculture and interior chiefs took a jab at Congress during an event Tuesday near Denver, asking for lawmakers to spend more money on wildfire-prevention measures. Agriculture...

The U.S. Forest Service scheduled a March 17 meeting to inform the public about the spruce beetle and the agency plan to increase active management of the insect, which has chewed its way through...

The U.S. Forest Service scheduled a March 17 meeting to inform the public about the spruce beetle and the agency plan to increase active management of the insect, which has chewed its way through...

While the spruce bark beetle has infected thousands of acres in the San Juan National Forest, another beetle is making gains in a different part of the forest. The roundheaded pine beetle has...

Bringing back the mule deer population across the Western Slope will require habitat management, highway crossings and reducing hunting licenses. The mule deer numbers are in decline in Western...

Bringing back the mule deer population across the Western Slope will require habitat management, highway crossings and reducing hunting licenses. The mule deer numbers are in decline in Western...

WASHINGTON – The new Farm Bill includes three provisions introduced by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet to improve forest health. The Agricultural Act of 2014, or Farm Bill, that President Barack Obama...

Historical Society to meet Saturday The Mancos Valley Historical Society will hold its regular meeting on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be hosted by Alice and Abe Saunders in their...