Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state’s forests, so Coloradans can expect to see plenty of those colors as fall foliage peaks this ...

After a fire, as many as 50,000 to 100,000 suckers, or aspen shoots that grow from the root system, can sprout and grow on one acre, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

DENVER — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive.Of all the various ...

Aspens make up about 20% of Colorado’s forests and usually are found between 6,900 feet and 10,500 feet in elevation. Gold rush. ... Come fall in Colorado, aspen gets all the love.

Dan West spends months in late summer flying over the state's 24 million acres of forests to check on tree health. So yeah, he's the aspen go-to guy.

Update: Sept. 18, 2023: Aspen in Rocky Mountain National Park should begin showing more color around Sept. 20 with peak viewing over the ensuing week. The San Juan National Forest is reporting ...

The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands.

John Daley/CPR News A large swath of dead trees along Stewart Creek near the trail to San Luis Peak, one of Colorado's 14ers, in the San Luis Mountains. “So that adds to complexity about what ...

Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state's forests, so Coloradans can expect to see plenty of those colors as fall foliage peaks this season.