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New StoryMap: Grassland Management in Boulder County
The members of the Boulder County Fireshed Grasslands Working Group are pleased to share their new Story Map to provide information to the public while enhancing communications and collaboration across Boulder County’s governments to help mitigate against the threat of catastrophic wildfire in our grasslands. View Grasslands Management StoryMap
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Draft Decision released for St. Vrain Forest Health Project
Boulder, Colo., July 20, 2023 – The Roosevelt National Forest’s Boulder Ranger District has released a draft decision notice for the St. Vrain Forest Health Project that considers management actions across the St. Vrain Valley, from Lyons to Meeker Park. This collaborative project is within…
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Northern Colorado Fireshed Fund Awards First Round of Capacity Building Grants
The Northern Colorado Fireshed Fund has announced its first round of grant awards for collaborative capacity building projects across the Front Range. Approximately $975,000 will be distributed to awardees during this round to help support organizational capacity building for community-connected partners, community engagement efforts, and…
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Colorado Front Range landscape partners cross boundaries to reduce wildfire risk
by Reid Armstrong, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests America’s western forests are at risk. We are losing natural treasures to increasingly severe and frequent wildfires. These fires rage through overgrown, dense forests, fueled by drought, wind and terrain. And they threaten nearby towns and cities…
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Forest Service burned nearly 25,000 slash piles in winter 2022-2023
Fort Collins, Colo., May 3, 2023 – Forest Service firefighters typically take advantage of snowy winter months to burn slash piles created from mechanized fuels reduction projects across the landscape to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Mother Nature supported that effort this year with ample…
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USFS Publishes New Prescribed Fire Map
You can view all planned, active and completed prescribed fire projects across the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests at this new interactive map. Zoom in to an area that interests you and click on the prescribed fire unit. From there you can learn its status,…
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USDA Forest Service and Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control form joint wildland fire fuels module
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Two wildland fire management agencies have announced a new agreement to proactively confront the wildfire crisis along Colorado’s northern Front Range. As part of the USDA Forest Service’s 10-year strategy to address the wildfire risk to infrastructure and communities, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests…
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Public Input Sought for Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project; Public Meetings Announced
Arapaho and Roosevelt National ForestsPawnee National Grassland Contact: Reghan Cloudman, reghan.cloudman@usda.gov Find this news online: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1058674or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @usfsarp Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 6, 2022 – The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest released initial project documents for the Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk…
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Fire restrictions lifted on Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests for first time since May
Release Date: Aug 16, 2022 FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Aug. 16, 2022) -- After careful examination of scientific data and coordination with partners, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest Supervisor Monte Williams has lifted Stage 1 fire restrictions across the forest effective today. Stage 1 fire restrictions limited areas…
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St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership Project Receives COSWAP Funding
$1 million from the Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program On Monday, July 11, Governor Polis announced the Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health Management Grants for Colorado Communities. Boulder County was selected to receive grant funding for the Phase 1: St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership Project.…
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