The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP) is located in north central Colorado. The forests and grassland encompasses 1.5 million acres and extends north to the Wyoming border, south of Interstate 70 to Mount Evans, west across the Continental Divide to the Williams Fork area and includes short grass prairie east of I-25. The forests and grassland is head-quartered in Fort Collins, with district offices in Boulder, Fort Collins, Idaho Springs, Granby and Greeley.
If you are planning a trip to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland, make sure to check out the ARP Visitor Guide for information about recreational activities, safety, and exciting places to visit.
White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that has killed more than 1 million bats across the notheast and mid-Atlantic U.S. in the last 4 years and continues unchecked. It has not been found in Arizona or New Mexico. We are working together with many state, federal and private organizations to protect our bats and cave resources. This includes starting decontamination procedures for National Forest lands; and white-nose syndrome surveillance for early detection of the disease.
Four national forests are actively engaged in a collaborative, landscape-scale initiative designed to restore fire-adapted ecosystems in the Southwestern Region. Those forests are the Kaibab, Coconino, Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto. Together with a diverse group of stakeholders, including members of local, county and state governments, organizations, institutions environmental groups, and industry representatives, the four forest supervisors and Four Forest Restoration Initiative team members are working to collaboratively plan and carry out landscape-scale restoration of ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona.
Warm temperatures and low snowpack have opened many roads and trails on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, however, not all National Forest roads are open. Know before you go.
Interest in oil and gas proposed projects on the Pawnee National Grassland continues to rise. Find information on projects, frequently asked questions and links to other useful sites here.
Progress continues on the Allenspark Recreational Shooting Project. The 30-day comment period has closed and the Forest Service will now begin analyzing the more than 600 comments recieved.
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