Forest Stewardship Tip of the Day: Announcing the Spring Sort Yard Opening dates!

Boulder County is pleased to announce our Community Forestry Sort Yard operating schedule for the 2012 cutting season. 
Allenspark Area Sort Yard:

ü  Scheduled to open on Tues., May 1, at 9 a.m.

ü  Closes for the season on Sat., July 7 at 5 p.m.

ü  Standard Operating Schedule: Tues. thru Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ü  Holiday closure in observance of Independence Day on July 4.

Nederland Area Sort Yard:

ü  Scheduled to open on a limited basis on Friday, May 18, at 9 a.m.

ü  Open four consecutive Fridays and Saturdays only

ü  In late spring the site will be open only on May 18, 19, 25, 26, and June 1, 2, 8, 9.

ü  The site will then reopen later in the summer from Aug. 4 thru Oct. 20 on the standard Tues. thru Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule.

ü  The site does not accept MPB infested logs from Aug. 4 thru Sept. 15.

Our sort yard program has been a huge success and we are looking forward to another productive year of forest management on private landowner! Visithttp://www.bouldercounty.org/live/environment/land/pages/fhsortyards.aspx for further info about our Community Forestry Sort Yard Program. Both sort yard sites may have additional closures dependent upon weather, staff training and administrative requirements.

CSU Extensions Forestry Webinar Series – Free Online Forestry Trainings!

Colorado State University (CSU) Extension is hosting a five part “Forestry Webinar Series” starting tomorrow March 1 at noon.  Online webinars are a great way to learn about forest management from the comfort of your home or office. Please join CSU Extensions to learn more about windbreaks, tree care, forest health, wildlife, and much more. Visithttp://www.ext.colostate.edu/sam/forestry.pdf for more information on topics covered and to register for the webinars.  Contact John Rizza, CSU Extensions at (970) 243-5068 Ext. 128 for more information.

Forestry Article of Interest: Communities working to create healthy forests

Here is a recent news article from Teller County that I thought folks might find interesting. The article focuses on the need to restore our ponderosa pine (lower montane) forests before devastating wildfires occur. It highlights local efforts of the organization the Coalition for the Upper South Platte and how they have been working to implement forest restoration on large tracts of land in order to create healthier forests that are more resilient to future fire. Check out the article here:http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/tellercounty/news/communities-create-healthy-forests/article_707a41b8-cf0e-5ed8-937b-e69075018a55.html

Cheers,
Ryan

Ryan Ludlow | Forestry Education & Outreach Coordinator 
Boulder County | Land Use Department
P.O. Box 471, Boulder CO 80306
O: 720.564.2641 | F: 303.441.4856
rludlow@nullbouldercounty.org | www.bouldercounty.org/ForestHealth

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