Month: August 2012

Teller-Park Conservation District Annual Meeting Discussing Forests and Fire

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JOIN THE TPCD AT THE 2012 ANNUAL MEETING – SPETEMBER 22, 9AM-11:30 AM FLORISSANT GRANGE HALL

Featuring Guest Speakers:

Tom Troxel, Executive Director, Intermountain Forest Association

Dan Casey, Casey Lumber, Woodland Park

Matt Matwijec,  Colorado State Forest Service

Tom and Dan will discuss the history of forest management in Colorado, factors contributing to bark beetle epidemics and fires, the importance of desired conditions in forest planning & the role of forest product companies in achieving forest management objectives for the national forests and private landowners.

 

Matt will discuss fire behavior and creating defensible space for large and small landowners.

VIEW THE FLYER HERE – TPCD Annual Meeting 2012 flyer

A new paper discussing fuels and fire in bark beetle impacted forests is available

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A recently published report in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, authored by Michael J. Jenkins, Wesley G. Page, Elizabeth G. Hebertson, and Martin E. Alexander, titled, “Fuels and fire behavior dynamics in bark beetle-attacked forests in Western North America and implications for fire management,” discusses the consequences of the beetle epidemic on fire and fuels .  While the bark beetle is endemic in our area, the discussion and implications can be related to the WPHFI area as we continue to control the beetle outbreaks.