Monthly Archives: October 2019

Colorado’s Decker Fire and wilderness near communities

The 2019 Decker Fire ignited in the early afternoon of Sunday, September 8 in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, just two miles south of Salida, Colorado. Prior to the incident, it’s estimated the wilderness had an 80 percent tree mortality rate due to spruce beetle impacts and blowdown. The fire was initially small, so the…

How misinformation produces flawed climate and carbon policies

Those of us in the forest sector already know wood is the most sustainable building material available.  We all understand the importance of marketing wood products to environmentally-conscious consumers.  But this doesn’t mean we’re immune to the turbulent politics of carbon policy.  You can’t afford not to participate in the climate debate.  Fortunately we have…