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Science

Our home at Colorado State University gives us access to abundant resources and cutting-edge knowledge which we apply to our work in forest collaboration, forest science, and forest health and resilience.

Collaboration

Our role is to provide engagement, knowledge, and science support to our collaborative partners which helps guide collaborative decision-making informed by best available science. 

Actionable Knowledge

Using forest science and collaboration, CFRI offers actionable knowledge to groups we work with in the form of locally relevant, locally appropriate, science-informed solutions. 
relationship between Science, Collaboration, and Actionable Knowledge

Project Monitoring Impacts

Wildfire Planning Tool Impacts

422

Forest Management Units Across 74,000 Acres

5,048+

Monitoring Plots Since 2010

152+

Student Jobs Provided
(last 6 years)

11

Landscapes Engaged in 2023

37

Landscapes Across 80+ Million Acres Since 2018

180+

Publications
(last 10 years)

CFRI Project Map

CFRI Happenings

Hiring Multiple Positions!
Hiring Multiple Positions!

    Senior Wildland Fire Spatial Analyst and Decision Support Research Associate This position will provide leadership in the development, implementation, and growth of CFRI’s program of work that advances scientific knowledge, analysis, and application of wildland fire behavior, risk …

CFRI Monitoring Handbook
CFRI Monitoring Handbook

CLICK HERE: to view the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Monitoring Handbook The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance for the development and implementation of forest monitoring plans. Field monitoring and supporting adaptive management has been an integral part …

Ponderosa Pine Cone & Seed Collection on the Colorado Front Range
Ponderosa Pine Cone & Seed Collection on the Colorado Front Range

Collection guides for foresters, botanists, restoration ecologists, and land managers When large-scale disturbances like fire, insects, or drought overwhelm a forest’s ability to recovery on its own, managers and landowners may decide to reforest critical areas. Such efforts require climatically …

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