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 ...
Who speaks for the trees? Ostensibly, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), but as the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District moves forward with a multi-million dollar reconstruction project of their ranger station ...
The city of Aspen manages 3,115 narrowleaf cottonwood trees — roughly 27% of Aspen’s “urban forest.” Cottonwoods provide the leafy backdrop to Rio Grande Park, shade the gables of West End Victorian ...