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The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km 2 ) within Clear Creek , Teller , Park , Jefferson , Douglas and El Paso counties.
The 2012 Colorado forest fires broke the record for most destructive fire twice and led to declaration of a federal disaster area in June 2012. [5] The 2013 Colorado forest fires, fueled by high heat and winds [ 6 ] again broke the record for the most destructive and included what was the second largest fire (by area) in Colorado history until ...
In western Colorado, Grand Mesa National Forest covers part of Battlement Mesa and most of Grand Mesa, the largest flattop mountain in the world with an average elevation of 10,500 ft (3,200 m). There are over 300 lakes in the forest.
Jeffrey pine-dominated forests occur mostly in California, from 1,500 to 2,400 m (4,900 to 7,900 ft) in the north, and 1,700 to 2,800 m (5,600 to 9,200 ft) in the south. The highest elevations are typically on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. [6] "Eastside pine forest" refers to areas of Lassen National Forest, Plumas National Forest, and ...
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest. The United States Forest Service manages the 11 National Forests within Colorado. Arapaho National Forest; Grand Mesa National Forest; Gunnison National Forest; Pike National Forest
Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, California and Oregon. Beautiful and less crowded alternatives to the 10 most popular U.S. national parks originally appeared on FamilyVacationist.com ...
The Fraser Experimental Forest is an outdoor research laboratory to study timber, water, wildlife management, and their integration in the high elevation subalpine coniferous forests. The experimental forest was established in 1937, and encompasses 9,328 hectares (36.02 sq mi).
The Colorado State Forest Service releases an annual report entitled Report on the Health of Colorado's Forests. The most recent survey, published in January 2017, [2] presented the following statistics: One in 14 trees are dead in Colorado forests; The number of gray-brown standing-dead trees has increased 30 percent since 2010 to 834 million