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Partner Spotlight: Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership
Help us welcome one of the newest members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative! The Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership (CCWFHP) formed to meet the need for Clear Creek stakeholder coordination and collaboration to facilitate wildfire risk mitigation. The immediate purpose of the Partnership is to establish an organizational and financial structure to implement wildfire risk-reduction projects in the upper watershed, and to support partners in community education and outreach. To learn more about CCWFHP's…
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Partner Spotlight: Grand County Wildfire Council
Welcome to the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative! Grand County Wildfire Council is a non-profit, community-based educational outreach program for the residents and visitors of Grand County, Colorado. The group consists of members from local, state, and federal government agencies, all of the local fire departments,…
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Partner Spotlight: The Ember Alliance
The Ember Alliance (TEA) is a nonprofit based in northern Colorado. Their team works with partners across the country to create a more fire resilient society through fire management and community engagement. TEA is “dedicated to creating a kind, diverse, effective, and robust fire management…
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Partner Spotlight: Colorado State Forest Service
The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is to achieve stewardship of Colorado’s diverse forest environments for the benefit of present and future generations. CSFS is a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. Together with other…
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Partner Spotlight: Left Hand Watershed Center
The mission of the Left Hand Watershed Center (Watershed Center) is to protect and restore watersheds for people and the environment using a collaborative and science-based approach. Established in 2005, the Watershed Center has strong roots in their community and is led by a diverse board of enthusiastic stakeholders. They…
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Partner Spotlight: Boulder Watershed Collective
The Boulder Watershed Collective (BWC) is a stakeholder-driven organization established to address watershed health, resiliency, and stewardship. BWC's mission is to protect and restore the health and function of the Boulder Creek Watershed, and support watershed-related collaboration statewide. As the urban areas grow and meet…
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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…
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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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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: Big Thompson Watershed Coalition
The southern sister to Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition (BTWC) found its roots in flood recovery initiatives after the 2013 state-declared flood emergency, which devastated the Big Thompson Canyon and much of the front range. Since its formation, BTWC has…
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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) was formed as a result of the Hewlett Gulch and High Park Fires that occurred during the summer of 2012. Following these fires, severe erosion, higher than normal runoff volume, and debris flows all contributed to extreme…
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