It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays. This ...

On the shoulder of Kebler Pass, about seven miles west of Crested Butte, a giant lounges in the Colorado high country. The Kebler Pass aspen stand covers the equivalent of just over 100 football ...

New research from Western Colorado University shows that the long-held conventional belief about aspen trees being resilient to wildfires is more than just an anecdotal assumption. Matt Harris, a ...

Question: What’s the difference between a popple tree and an aspen? I hear the terms used interchangeably. Answer: Popple (or poplar) are common names for aspen trees because their genus is populus, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — What changes colors, shakes and covers five million acres of Colorado? Quaking aspen trees — they’re a “symbol of the Colorado high country,” according to Colorado Encyclopedia. The ...

For 30 years, Aspen has held the title of Tree City USA, one granted by the Arbor Day Foundation to communities that meet four requirements: The city must maintain a tree board or department, meaning ...

Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, according to a peer-reviewed study by Western Colorado University researchers.