STUDY: Innovative Sediment Management Method to Reduce Dredging

STUDY: Innovative Sediment Management Method to Reduce Dredging

This study describes an innovative sediment management method. A 30-foot wide, high capacity Sediment Collector™ is currently installed in Fountain Creek, Pueblo, Colorado, upstream of the confluence with the Arkansas River. The installation is intended to demonstrate...
New Bio Manufacturing Plant in Valley Springs

New Bio Manufacturing Plant in Valley Springs

Valley Springs is being considered for a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with the potential for 24 to 34 new jobs. The company takes dead, beetle‐infested trees and other salvageable forest materials and
turns them into a variety of manufactured products such as wood pellets, cat litter and garden and soil products.

Alpine Biomass Committee April Meeting Summary

Alpine Biomass Committee April Meeting Summary

Alpine Biomass Committee meeting on April 4, 2017 at Turtle Rock Park was well attended with 21 members of the public and agencies present. The next meeting is set for Tuesday May 2nd at 6:00 pm at Turtle Rock Park.  The agenda is still being confirmed but we hope to...
Bat Presentation

Bat Presentation

Bats in a fire-prone landscape: Acoustic monitoring in the Power Fire 2014-2016

Presented by Zack Steel on March 15th at the ACCG General meeting.

Report: State of the Sierra Nevada’s Forests… From Bad to Worse

Report: State of the Sierra Nevada’s Forests… From Bad to Worse

Published March 1, 2017 by Sierra Nevada Conservancy Since the last State of the Sierra Nevada’s Forests report, conditions have worsened. The solutions remain the same, but the need for action is more urgent. Read the full report here:  State of SN Forests 2017...
CFLR 2016-17 USFS Project Site Visits Report

CFLR 2016-17 USFS Project Site Visits Report

Updated 3/2/2017. This report provides a high-level summary of the best practiceds and innovations observed during site visits to seven CFLR projects in 2016 and 2017 and discuss next steps for further improvements to the CFLR program. The Appendix contains a...