Sometimes the best ideas start as really bad ones. A 3,000-year-old, fire-scarred Limber Pine was brought back from the mountains, its natural preservation a striking reminder of resilience. Around it, long-neglected Colorado Spruce seedlings discovered in 2010—were planted to form a forest inspired by the contours of alpine forests meeting the water. Over the past decade, the composition has been carefully grown, aged, and refined. This winter, it will be wired for the first time in four years,

Spruce 🆚 Douglas Fir 🆚 Fir I'm a tree nerd and tree identification is something that a lot of foragers don't put enough effort into learning! There are a ton of great edible trees, and lots of tasty mushrooms that are associated with specific trees. Learn them and become a better forager! #foragecolorado #foraging #forager #tree #treeidentification #dendrology #colorado #rockymountains #spruce #douglasfir #fir | Forage Colorado