Granite Peaks Ranch

Snow is finally sticking here in SW Colorado. Hopefully we will have a lot of it this year! Not only (of course) is it just beautiful, but it helps next years potential fire season intensity and moisture for forest health and growth!

Snow is on the way!

NOAA: Snow Forecast ALL OVER Rocky Mountains Next 3 Days | Up to 20″ of Snow Forecast Mother Nature decided to welcome us all to the first day of Fall with snow. NOAA is forecasting snow in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, & Montana the next 3 days. NOAA has issued a Haza…

Dusting of snow already at high elevations in SW Colorado!!

If insects in the area interest you at all, here is a webinar featuring Dan West, Forest Entomologist, presenting an Entomology Update for the Colorado Forests...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22G6ypRptvI&noredirect=1

Summer is here and the wild flowers are an incredible sight to behold in SW Colorado! Please respect the trails, pack in, pack out, and enjoy the beauty where the wild things grow!
http://www.wildflowersofcolorado.com

Wildflowers of Colorado At last count there were 717 unique flowers on this site. Additions are made frequently, so please refresh your browser each time you visit.

Interesting 2015 Report on Colorados forest health...
https://csfs.colostate.edu/media/sites/22/2016/02/ForestHealthReport-2015.pdf

csfs.colostate.edu