Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state’s forests, so Coloradans can expect to see plenty of those colors as fall foliage peaks this ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive. Of all the various ...

DENVER — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive.Of all the various ...

Colorado. That’s because we have more aspen trees in thicker concentrations than anywhere else in the U.S., from 5,000 feet in elevation where desert meets foothills to 12,000 feet above sea ...

With aspen trees just starting to turn in northern Colorado, this week's major rain event in the mountains could threaten the quality of leaf-peeping this fall.

Fall leaves in Smith Lake at Washington Park on Oct. 21, 2019 in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) Look beyond Colorado’s shimmering yellow aspen trees for wonderful leaf-peeping ...

Last week, Julie Korb was hiking around the mountains of Telluride when she came by an unfortunate sight. It was an aspen tree, not one yet showing off the shiny leaves we seek this time of year.

West, who recently completed an aerial observation of the state’s 24 million acres of forest, said aspen trees haven’t looked this good since 2018, which he called the last great snow year prior to ...

Some Colorado fall foliage viewing areas impacted by spring frost, drought, insects. West said a late spring frost nipped some aspen, which forced the trees to drop their leaves and grow new ones.

Dan West spends months in late summer flying over the state's 24 million acres of forests to check on tree health. So yeah, he's the aspen go-to guy.

There are pockets of Colorado aspen groves that bear so many scribbles and drawings that the trunks look like graffiti-covered bathroom stalls. While some are made by egotists, some marks have been ...

Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state's forests, so Coloradans can expect to see plenty of those colors as fall foliage peaks this season.