Fireforest Film Screening Around the NoCo Fireshed in August
In August of 2020, the Cameron Peak Fire was racing uncontrollably towards communities in northern Colorado. As it reached the footprint of a past U.S. Forest Service prescribed burn and the Drala Mountain Center (formerly Shambhala Mountain Center), a near-miracle occurred. The prescribed burn, combined with forest restoration treatments at Drala, gave firefighters a foothold to halt a portion of the fire and avert disaster for the communities downslope.
This 16-minute film tells the story of what happened there through the accounts of a U.S. Forest Service fire specialist, a Larimer Conservation District forester, and the Drala land manager. Together, they urge us to see fire and forest management as natural and essential parts of the landscape. By shifting the way we perceive fire and actively preparing forests to receive it, we can create hope for living with wildfires.
Attend a Screening
Fireforest is currently only available to watch at in-person screenings:
- August 18: Loveland—hosted by Big Thompson Watershed Coalition
- August 20: Fort Collins—hosted by Larimer Conservation District
- August 22: Estes Park—hosted by Estes Valley Watershed Coalition
- October 1: Snowmass—Colorado Wildland Fire Conference (conference registration required)
- October, TBA: Red Feather Lakes—hosted by Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
Some of the film participants and local fire officials are scheduled to speak and answer questions at each of the screenings.
Learn more about the film at: https://www.fireforestphoto.com/film
Acknowledgments
This film was made possible with funding from the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation and Peaks to People Fund Water Fund; and with guidance and coordination from Larimer Conservation District, Drala Mountain Center, the U.S. Forest Service, Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, and the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative.