What is the Bailey Healthy Forests Initiative
We are a group of Partners helping to implement a variety of forest & river health Projects.
Watershed Health and Forest Management
STEP – The Student Temporary Assistance Program provides an opportunity for students to earn money, continue their education, train with professionals, and combine academic study with on-the-job experience.
2011 Report on Collaborative Forest Landscape Program
Check out the report by clicking here.
ASPEN SCALE IMPACTS URBAN MOUNTAIN FORESTS
The Vail Daily ran this article about aspen scale —
an urban aspen blight appearing in mountain towns:
www.vaildaily.com/article/20111008/NEWS/111009860/1078&ParentProfile=1062
SAFETY CONCERNS IN A PINE BEETLE IMPACTED FOREST
The Pueblo Chieftain this week covered safety concerns in the more than 200,000 acres affected by pine beetle in Rio Grande National Forest:http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/public-safety-among-priorities-on-beetle-plagued-forest/article_d30ec77e-f48d-11e0-b99c-001cc4c002e0.html
PRESCRIBED FIRE; A VALUABLE TOOL IN MANAGING OUR FORESTS
Northern Colorado’s Channel 5 ran this story about a prescribed burn by Larimer County and The Nature Conservancy on 21 acres of Horsetooth Mountain on Tuesday:http://www.noco5.com/story/15636904/prescribed-burn-successful-but-still-smoldering
CUSP releases Co.Springs fuels Reduction RFP
For information regarding upcoming CUSP projects available for bid, please go to the CUSP Bid page. All contractors interested in receiving notifications on new projects must be registered as a forest contractor to ensure up-to-date project notifications. This can be done at the bottom of the bid page under: “sign up for automatic notification”