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The Crucial Role of Pile Burning in Northern Colorado
Fire is a natural and important part of a healthy Colorado ecosystem. Northern Colorado, with its picturesque landscapes and vibrant communities, is no stranger to wildfire. The region's unique blend of dry climate, dense forests, and gusty winds creates a perfect storm for wildfires to wreak havoc. In the face of these challenges, Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative partners, including land managers, fire agencies and private landowners, use a proactive strategy known as "pile burning" to…
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Colorado Forest Resilience Planning Guide Adopted and Endorsed by the CO Forest Health Council
Forests across Colorado provide invaluable social, economic, and ecological benefits, and ensuring their resilience requires coordinated efforts. The Colorado Forest Resilience Planning Guide offers a framework for agencies, private landowners, and local collaboratives to align their forest management strategies, leverage resources effectively, and sustain forest health. And…
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New “United by Fire” podcast explores the catastrophic 2020 wildfire season
The Institute of Science & Policy just released the new season of its award-winning podcast, Laws of Notion. United by Fire is a ten-part series about living with wildfire in a warming world. Through in-depth interviews and storytelling, “United by Fire” explores the catastrophic 2020…
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A framework to simplify and understand condition-based management
by Jarod Dunn, Research Associate, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Imagine this: after years of careful planning and environmental analysis, the US Forest Service management team is ready to take action but a new disturbance is on the horizon. They've listened to and incorporated public feedback…
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Empowering Our Communities: The Larimer County Community Mitigation Grant Program
by Josh Roberts, Larimer County Office of Emergency Management The recent announcement of the 2024 cycle Community Mitigation Grant awards offer a good time to showcase the bona fide energy and community spirit contributing to resilience within our communities. After a careful evaluation process a…
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Forged in the NoCo Fireshed: Stages of Collaborative Readiness Framework
by Ch'aska Huayhuaca, PhD, Program Manager, Collaborative Decision Support, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes) In the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (NoCo Fireshed), we know that a future without wildland fire is neither feasible nor desirable. Thought leaders among our partners encourage us to imagine…
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Collaboration Supports Prescribed Burning on the Colorado Front Range – Part 2
by Hannah Brown, Science Communication Specialist, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State University Using prescribed fire as a tool on forest restoration projects in fire-adapted forests helps to achieve ecological objectives that you can’t accomplish without putting fire on the ground. Fire can reduce the…
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Weather & the Prescribed Burn Plan
Photo caption: A wildland fire fighter uses a drip torch to ignite the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn near Red Feather Lakes in June 2021. (Photo credit: Evan Barrientos) Colorado's overgrown forests are malnourished - starving for the cyclical, low-intensity fire that sustained them for thousands…
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