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Boulder County Fireshed established to create more climate and wildfire resilient forests
Since signing an agreement last summer to align their efforts, a coalition of federal, state, county and municipal agencies, has been working with non-profit entities in Boulder County to meet with communities and prioritize areas for forest treatments especially where those areas include multiple ownerships such that they cross private, county and federal lands. The county and its partners in the Boulder County Fireshed are engaging with communities and stakeholders both in the forest and downstream…
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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn Could Begin as Soon as Monday
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Firefighters on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are monitoring local conditions to begin prescribed fire operations as soon as June 21, 2021, on the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn to improve forest health. The wildfires of 2020 are…
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Video: Prescribed Fire Treatment Effects on Cameron Peak Fire
After the Cameron Peak Fire, the incident management team created this video to describe how fuels treatments around the communities of Red Feather and Crystal Lakes helped firefighters to confront the Cameron Peak Fire. A great example of how the Fireshed is working to collectively…
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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP) is 1.5 million acres of National Forest System lands located in northcentral Colorado and one of the most visited national forests in the country, increasing the risk of human-caused wildfires. In recent years, staff…
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