CSU Extension has many publications to help understand and manage natural resources covering range, pasture and natural area weed identification and management to conservation guidelines. Topic areas include:
Range
- An Overview of Wild Horse and Burro Management in the American West (12/21)
- Biology and Management of the Toadflaxes (12/14)
- Canada Thistle (11/13)
- Cheatgrass Management Handbook (8/13)
- Colorado Forage Guide (12/12)
- Conservation Easement Guidelines: What every landowner should know (3/08)
- Diffuse and Spotted Knapweed (11/13)
- Dryland Pasture Condition Assessment & Guidelines for Colorado Small Acreages (4/17)
- Foxtail Barley (12/14)
- Gambel Oak Management (6/12)
- Grass Growth and Response to Grazing (3/13)
- History of Wild Horses & Burros in Colorado and the American West (12/21)
- Kochia and Russian Thistle: Identification and Management (12/12)
- Leafy Spurge (11/13)
- Managing Small Acreage Pastures During and After Drought (12/14)
- Managing Western Whorled Milkweed (2/14)
- Musk Thistle (11/13)
- Purchasing Rural Property in Colorado (1/20)
- Range, Pasture and Natural Area Weed Management (11/13)
- Russian Knapweed (11/13)
- Weed Management for Small Rural Acreages (12/13)
Native Plants
- Native Grasses for Colorado Landscapes (8/12)
- Native Plant Garden Guides
- Low-water native plant garden guides for Colorado: Front Range (Print Version)
- Low-water native plant garden guides for Colorado: Mountains (Print Version)
- Low-water native plant garden guides for Colorado: Prairie (Print Version)
- Low-water native plant garden guides for Colorado: Southeast (Print Version)
- Low-water native plant garden guides for Colorado: West Slope (Print Version)
- Native Plant Reference List (8/12)
- Native Herbaceous Perennials for Colorado Landscapes (4/14)
- Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes (7/08)
- Native Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes (7/08)
- Sources of Native Plants (5/18)
Water
- Addressing the Impacts of Wildfire on Water Resources (12/14)
- Agricultural Hydropower Generation: On-Farm (3/17)
- Bacteria in Water Wells (10/13)
- Domestic Water Quality Criteria (11/13)
- Emergency Water Supplies and Treatment (12/14)
- Glossary of Water Terminology (5/12)
- Irrigation Ditches and their Operation (12/14)
- Private Wells for Home Use (12/13)
- Protecting Your Private Well
- Rainwater Collection in Colorado (4/16)
- Selecting an Analytical Laboratory (11/13)
- Solar-powered Groundwater Pumping Systems (8/12)
Wildfire & Forestry
- Addressing the Impacts of Wildfire on Water Resources (12/14)
- Cheatgrass and Wildfire (5/12)
- Cheatgrass Management Handbook (8/13)
- Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones (10/12)
- Fire-Resistant Landscaping (1/12)
- FireWise Plant Materials (1/12)
- Forest Home Fire Safety (1/12)
- Gambel Oak Management (6/12)
- Kochia and Russian Thistle: Identification and Management (12/12)
- Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire (1/12)
- Wildfire Preparedness for Horse Owners (3/14)
Wildlife
- Big Game Field Care (6/10)
- Burrowing animals: Determining species by burrows & damage (2/16)
- Coping with Skunks (12/16)
- Deer Damage Prevention (10/14)
- Farming and Pheasants in Colorado (9/09)
- Game Carcass – Cutting (6/10)
- Ground Squirrel (Wyoming) Management (3/16)
- Managing Pocket Gophers (2/16)
- Managing Prairie Dogs (3/16)
- Managing Voles in Colorado (11/15)
- Private Land Recreation (11/13)
- Snakes (8/14)
- Wildlife as a Farm and Ranch Business (6/10)
- Woodpecker Damage Prevention (8/14)
Contact Information:
CSU Extension Chaffee County
Mailing: 10165 CR 120, Salida, CO 81201
Physical: 185 Quigot Court, Salida, CO 81201
coopext_chaffee@ mail.colostate.edu
(719) 539-6447
Chaffee County Extension Programs
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