State Forest Service adds community forester for eastern Colorado

    As part of an agency-wide restructure that took effect this year, the Colorado State Forest Service has filled a new position dedicated to assisting eastern Colorado with community forestry concerns.
    The CSFS recently named longtime forester Donna Davis as the urban and community forestry specialist serving eastern Colorado. Working out of offices in La Junta and Broomfield, she will be serving as a resource for CSFS field offices, partners and communities throughout the eastern half of the state, offering field support, program planning and administration.
    “From a community forestry perspective, the primary concerns for our cities and towns in eastern Colorado relate to tree planting, management and long-term care, all in the face of drought and weather events and insect threats like emerald ash borer,” Davis said. “We’ll be looking at how our existing programs can better serve these communities, to ensure that they continue to benefit from having healthy trees.”

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