The Twig - Colorado State Forest Service · The Twig On Dec. 7 and 8 the annual Holiday Tree...
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CSFS Volunteers wrapped up 2013 with holiday tree merriment. Thank you for another great year-- in 2013, CSFS Volunteers committed more than 1,850 hours of service, at a value of nearly 40 thousand dollars. We look forward to a very productive year in 2014 as we look to tackle some long-term projects, including Russian olive removal and other improvements at the CSFS Nursery. Invasive Tree Removal at Lions Open Space Volunteers joined forces with Larimer County Parks staff on Oct. 26 to remove invasive Buckthorn trees along the Lions Open Space. The trees were cut and chipped on a sunny autumn day along the Poudre River corridor. A hot lunch was enjoyed courtesy of the Colorado society of the Daughters of the Revolution and the Lions Club, who also assisted in the mitigation work. Holiday Tree Cuttings and Deliveries Holiday events started in Nov. 23 with a tree harvesting at the Pingree Park Campus. Boy Scouts and their families worked alongside CSFS volunteers and CSU Society of American Forester Alpha Chapter members to harvest 300 lodgepole pine trees. The trees were distributed to families in need through the Gift of Green Christmas program out of the Northern Colorado Shares Charity. The event also contributed to forest management efforts by thinning dense regrowth and improving the health of the forest that was burned in the 1994 Hourglass Fire. Colorado State Forest Service Volunteer Newsletter Winter 2014 The Twig The Twig On Dec. 7 and 8 the annual Holiday Tree Cutting and Sales was hosted by the CSFS Golden District which was the last event CSFS volunteers contributed to in 2013. The event was held at the Genesee Park recreational area, part of the Denver Mountain Parks. On two separate days volunteers traveled to the area east of Denver to help monitor and assist families with permits locate and harvest that perfect Christmas tree. The single digit temperatures didn’t dampen the spirits of the volunteers and staff who warmed themselves by a fire, ate a hot lunch, and cut their own tree to bring home. On the same weekend volunteers in Fort Collins helped deliver trees for the Gift of a Green Christmas program. The trees went to families in need, some of whom had been impacted by the 2013 flooding. Recipients got a tree with all the trimmings. It was also a great opportunity to educate them about the role that CSFS plays in forest management and how the harvest of their Christmas tree helped to improve the overall forest health. CSFS Volunteers with members of the Daughters of the Revolu- tion and Lions Club at the Lions Open Space. Right: Volun- teers show off their trees at the CSFS Holiday tree event. Right: Mike Milnar cutting Russain olive at nursery grounds.
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CSFS Volunteers wrapped up 2013 with holiday tree merriment. Thank you for another great year-- in 2013, CSFS Volunteers committed more than 1,850 hours of service, at a value of nearly 40 thousand dollars. We look forward to a very productive year in 2014 as we look to tackle some long-term projects, including Russian olive removal and other improvements at the CSFS Nursery. Invasive Tree Removal at Lions Open Space Volunteers joined forces with Larimer County Parks staff on Oct. 26 to remove invasive Buckthorn trees along the Lions Open Space. The trees were cut and chipped on a sunny autumn day along the Poudre River corridor. A hot lunch was enjoyed courtesy of the Colorado society of the Daughters of the Revolution and the Lions Club, who also assisted in the mitigation work. Holiday Tree Cuttings and Deliveries Holiday events started in Nov. 23 with a tree harvesting at the Pingree Park Campus. Boy Scouts and their families worked alongside CSFS volunteers and CSU Society of American Forester Alpha Chapter members to harvest 300 lodgepole pine trees. The trees were distributed to families in need through the Gift of Green Christmas program out of the Northern Colorado Shares Charity. The event also contributed to forest management efforts by thinning dense regrowth and improving the health of the forest that was burned in the 1994 Hourglass Fire.
Colorado State Forest Service Volunteer Newsletter Winter 2014
The TwigThe Twig
On Dec. 7 and 8 the annual Holiday Tree Cutting and Sales was hosted by the CSFS Golden District which was the last event CSFS volunteers contributed to in 2013. The event was held at the Genesee Park recreational area, part of the Denver Mountain Parks. On two separate days volunteers traveled to the area east of Denver to help monitor and assist families with permits locate and harvest that perfect Christmas tree. The single digit temperatures didn’t dampen the spirits of the volunteers and staff who warmed themselves by a fire, ate a hot lunch, and cut their own tree to bring home. On the same weekend volunteers in Fort Collins helped deliver trees for the Gift of a Green Christmas program. The trees went to families in need, some of whom had been impacted by the 2013 flooding. Recipients got a tree with all the trimmings. It was also a great opportunity to educate them about the role that CSFS plays in forest management and how the harvest of their Christmas tree helped to improve the overall forest health.
CSFS Volunteers with members of the Daughters of the Revolu-tion and Lions Club at the Lions Open Space.
Right: Volun-teers show off their trees at the CSFS Holiday tree event. Right: Mike Milnar cutting Russain olive at nursery grounds.
National Western Stock Show CSFS volunteers worked alongside outreach and tree seedling nursery staff to educate visitors at the National Western Stock Show on Jan. 25 and 26. Outreach activities included providing information on the current Emerald ash borer infestation which was discovered in Boulder last September, fire mitigation, nursery and other timely topics were brought to the annual event, which brings close to a million people to the Denver complex each year. Workday at the CSFS Nursery Removal of Russian Olive trees on the nursery grounds was started on Feb. 11 by volunteers working alongside CSFS district foresters and tree seedling nursery staff. The trees were cut and chipped on a beautiful winter weekday. Volunteers enjoyed a hot lunch with the staff. Their efforts to help remove the many invasive trees were greatly appreciated. The work was continued on a sunny spring-like day March 9.
~Upcoming Events~
Scout Day at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
April 19
For ongoing opportunities, and if you are interested in volunteering during the week to plant trees, weed or
help grade trees at the nursery‐ contact [email protected]
Visit our webpage @:
http://csfs.colostate.edu/pages/volunteers.html
Stephanie Gates educates visitors at the National Western Stock Show.
Outreach Training with Dinner and a Movie Volunteers gathered at the CSFS Fort Collins district office on the evening of Jan. 21 to participate in an Outreach training lead by Lisa Mason, Outreach Forester. They enjoyed a home cooked meal and a logging related film, all while assembling tree seed and Firewise wildflower seed packets. The seeds are given out at outreach and education events throughout the
Bottom Left: Mike Milnar , Zach Wehr, Ryan Davy, and Ian Reil-ling at the Pingree Park tree harvesting event.
A little Russian olive education:
Did you know that natural resource managers once planted Russian olive (Elaeagnus angus foilia) purposely in wind‐breaks and riparian areas? We have since discovered that this tree actually grows too well, as it outcompetes na ve vegeta on, such as various willows. Russian olive is now
labeled as a noxious weed in Colorado. You can learn more at: h p://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=applica on/pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1191397772565&ssbinary=true.
A big thanks to all of our wonderful Volunteers!
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