Mechanical Forest RestorationPrescribed Fires
Pierson Park Fuel Break
Across this project area, forest thinning and prescribed burning will occur where it will do the most good and where it builds off of existing opportunities for fire mitigation (such as historical burn areas, prior restoration, roads, ridgelines, etc.). The Roosevelt National Forest is starting analysis on the Pierson Park Fuel Break Project, located south of Estes Park. Part of the overall strategy to confront the wildfire crisis along Colorado's Front Range, this project aims to address…
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Phase 1: Saint Vrain Forest Health Partnership Project
Project Description: The project is part of the St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership which is a collaborative of agencies and community members working to increase the pace and scale of cross-boundary forest restoration in the St. Vrain Watershed. Projects selected provide critical linkages between existing…
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Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project
Project Summary With the Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project, the Forest Service proposes a suite of management tools to improve and maintain a resilient landscape, facilitate fire adapted communities, and improve wildfire response. The first step of the Black Diamond project is…
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Antelope Park Forest Health Project
Land managers from City of Longmont, Colorado State Forest Service, and Boulder County are collaborating on a forest restoration project in and around Button Rock Preserve. Ralph Price Reservoir, located in the preserve, is a crucial water resource for much of Boulder County, and this…
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Lazy D Ranch Forest Restoration
The Larimer Conservation District and the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed are partnering on this 50 acre forest restoration project at Lazy D Ranch, a 388 acre private property along Fish Creek and the S. Fork of the Cache la Poudre River near Pingree…
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Swanson Ranch Forest Restoration
The Swanson Ranch is a 510 acre private property in Red Feather Lakes, CO. The primary project objectives of this mechanical forest restoration treatment include: forest health restoration, wildfire mitigation, habitat and diversity improvement, protecting water quality, and protecting WUI infrastructure. The 200 acre treatment…
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North Cherokee Park
This multi-landowner forest restoration project, managed by the Larimer Conservation District, has accomplished 615 acres of whole tree harvesting to date, with additional acres planned in '22-'25. Objectives & Outcomes: Wildfire Risk Mitigation Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Restored Forest Health Improved Grazing Landscape-Scale Impact Funding Sources:…
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Pole Hill Area
Pole Hill is a unique project, managed by the Larimer Conservation District, consisting of eight landowners all within one community. Due to the increased desire to live within the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) this area is of particular concern. Problems can arise when landowners are…
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Gold Hill Forest Restoration Project
The Town of Gold Hill is an old mining town and is significantly at risk for wildfire. The Fourmile Fire (2010) burned up to the southern boundary of the town and destroyed homes in an adjacent subdivision. The Lefthand and Calwood fires (2020) again highlighted…
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