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State Forester Matt McCombs summarizes the findings from the first day of the 2022 Routt Wildfire Conference.
Colorado State Forester Matt McCombs opens the 2022 Routt Wildfire Mitigation Conference.
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Dec 2, 2021 · Matt McCombs has worked alongside the CSFS in his role as District Ranger for the Gunnison Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service. McCombs, right, and CSFS forester Sam Pankratz tour a project site in Gunnison County last year. McCombs comes to the CSFS following the departure of former State Forester Mike Lester this past summer.
- Impacts from Bark Beetles
- Spurred by Drought Conditions
- Most Widespread Forest Pest
In 2021, spruce beetle affected roughly 53,400 acres of high-elevation Engelmann spruce forests in Colorado. While overall activity of this native beetle is declining statewide, it continues to expand its impact to previously unaffected areas. Forests within Chaffee and Park counties and in and around Rocky Mountain National Park experienced new in...
Weather continues to play an important role in creating conditions that are spurring the activity of spruce and Douglas-fir beetles, as well as other bark beetles, in Colorado. As temperatures and precipitation levels change, so do the defenses within trees. Ongoing drought conditions continue to stress trees across Colorado, leaving them more susc...
The aerial survey also revealed that western spruce budworm continues to affect more acres of forest than any other pest and is Colorado’s most widespread forest defoliator. The budworm affected about 91,500 acres of forests statewide last year, with the most intense infestations in south-central Colorado. Saguache, Gunnison, Chaffee, Park, Teller ...
Matt McCombs, CEO of Vibrant Credit Union, announces the renaming of the TaxSlayer Center to Vibrant Arena at The Mark Thursday in Moline. NIKOS FRAZIER. A look at TaxSlayer Center after officials ...
Dec 8, 2021 · Gunnison, Colorado, Dec. 8, 2021 — The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests announce the departure of Gunnison District Ranger, Matt McCombs. McCombs will become the new State Forester for Colorado and the Director of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) in January 2022. Matt’s last day of work with the U.S ...
