It’s not just the lodgepole pines that are dying in the Colorado mountains. Thirteen percent of aspen trees in the state are now affected by Sudden Aspen Decline, which is caused by disease and ...

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — Aspen trees are the celebrities of a Colorado fall day. Think about it. People line the roads to take pictures with them. Instagram feeds from all over the state feature ...

Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, according to a peer-reviewed study by Western Colorado University researchers.

FLAGSTAFF — Beneath the scenic yellow and red leaves of soaring aspen trees in the Kachina Wilderness, forest ecologist Mike Stoddard is looking down. His concern isn’t the brilliant fall foliage but ...

Aspen residents can recycle their Christmas trees for free through a city program in partnership with Aspen Tree Service. The initiative, which has been in place for over five years, continues to ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays. This ...

The latest assessment of forest health in Colorado shows the Aspen area is experiencing a steady spread of infestation from Douglas fir beetles, but Pitkin County overall is faring much better than ...

FLAGSTAFF — As flurries started to descend on the forest floor, a team of researchers examined a stand of sickly quaking aspen trees off U.S. Highway 180, just north of Flagstaff. To an untrained eye, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Aspens are the prime tree to ...