Tag: National Forests
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Christmas tree permits now available throughout Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans now have the opportunity to cut down their own Christmas trees in select forests throughout the state with the purchase of a Christmas tree permit. The permits went on sale Wednesday for the Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Cimarron National Grassland and Comanche National Grassland,…
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Christmas tree cutting commences in Pike & San Isabel National Forests
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Christmas tree harvesting is back in full swing this year in national forests throughout the state after Christmas tree harvests were stifled last year due to record wildfires and COVID-19 restrictions. Parts of the Pike & San Isabel National Forests have opened their season on…
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Christmas Tree from Colorado lights up the U.S. Capitol
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After traveling over 1,800 miles cross-country, a Englemann spruce from Colorado brightened the sky outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, as many gathered around it to take in the red, green, yellow and blue lights. Members of the Colorado delegation, including U.S. Reps Diana DeGette, Joseph…
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Christmas Tree cutting at National Forests began on Tuesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save United State Department of Agriculture Forest Service officials announced that starting Tuesday people can cut their own Christmas trees from the Pike, Arapahoe and White River national forests. There is a limit of five trees per household and a permit is required before cutting any…
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“Experience Your Nature” essay contest open to all fourth-grade Coloradans
The “Experience Your Nature” essay contest will allow Coloradan fourth-graders the opportunity to be a part of the 2020 Capitol Christmas Tree Project. Each fourth-grader can take part in sending a tree from The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests to the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. by submitting a 500-word essay, focused on…
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Rocky Mountain Forest Service appoints new acting regional forester
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tricia O’Connor has been appointed acting regional forester of the Rocky Mountain Region, announced U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen Wednesday. O’Connor will replace Jennifer Eberlien who has served as acting regional…