Federal crews are using prescribed burns near Aspen to reduce wildfire risk and improve wildlife habitat. But staffing cuts ...

Recent U.S. Forest Service staffing cuts have impacted mountain communities interfacing with public lands across the country ...

In October 2023 the Forest Service authorized the Aspen Project, which would have bulldozed habitat for bighorn sheep, deer, elk, bear and raptors, including imperiled northern goshawks. The forest ...

More information: Michael T. Stoddard et al, Multi-decadal aspen dynamics show recruitment bottleneck across complex mountain community, Forest Ecology and Management (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco ...

The Aspen Fire Protection District’s deputy chief of operations, Jacob Andersen, is the sole finalist for the organization’s ...

The Aspen Fire Protection District on Monday announced that Jake Andersen has been named the sole finalist as its head chief.