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November 2025 Prescribed Fire Recap: Building Resilience Across the Northern Colorado Fireshed
November 2025 marked an important milestone for prescribed fire across Northern Colorado. In partnership with local fire districts, land managers, and regional collaborators, three prescribed fires were successfully implemented using broadcast burning—demonstrating what’s possible when planning, training, and partnership come together on the landscape. Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools we have for restoring the natural role of fire in Colorado ecosystems that make our forests and communities more resilient. When applied…
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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…
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Cooler temps and snow mark return of winter pile burning season in Northern CO
Fire managers on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are preparing for pile burning season this winter. Current and forecasted weather conditions may create favorable pile burning conditions over the next several months. Pile burning is a type of prescribed fire that helps remove woody…
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New Study Shows Areas with Prior Forest Treatments Burned Less Severely than Untreated Areas in Colorado’s 2020 Wildfires
Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI), a key partner of the NoCo Fireshed, recently released a study showing that areas with prior forest treatments, like thinning, prescribed fire, or previous wildfire, burned less severely than in untreated areas during the wildfires in 2020. During extreme fire…
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Building Skills to Increase Wildfire Mitigation in Larimer County
Grantee Larimer County Office of Emergency Management, The Ember Alliance Project Name Larimer County Community Mitigation Projects Year Awarded 2025 Result Three first responders complete S-212 chainsaw training. At The Fireshed Fund, we’re proud to see our funding at work strengthening local wildfire resilience across Larimer County. Recently, three responders from…
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Reducing Risk in Soldier Canyon: Fireshed Fund at Work
GranteeLarimer County Office of Emergency ManagementProject NameLarimer County Community Mitigation Projects Year Awarded2025ResultHealthier forests and safer communities for the Soldier Canyon Community With support from the Fireshed Fund through the Larimer County Community Mitigation Grant Program, the Soldier Canyon community is taking big steps to reduce…
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St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership Hosts Forestry and Fire Resilience Community Field Tour
The St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership (SVFHP) recently hosted a community field tour to the Coulson Gulch area, giving community members the opportunity to learn more about the USDA Forest Service’s St. Vrain Forest Health Project and how collaborative forest management efforts are shaping the…
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First Roadway Fuels Treatment Begins in Red Feather Lakes Area Wildfire Defense Project
Read the original post from CPRW Earlier this month work started on the first roadway treatment within the Red Feather Lakes Area Wildfire Defense Project, a multi-year, $9.7M grant co-managed by NoCo Fireshed partners: Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) and the Larimer County…
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9 News | Clear Creek County’s first dedicated forester helping neighbors reduce wildfire risk
Clear Creek County has not experienced disturbance in the form of wildfire in over a hundred years. As Forest and Mitigation Manager for the Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership, Kelby is working to change that trajectory.This position, funded through the Northern Colorado Fireshed…
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New Film “Fire Lives Here” Out Now
On August 1, the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative, in partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, will debut Fire Lives Here on PBS streaming platforms. This powerful new documentary explores Colorado’s evolving relationship with wildfire and the growing movement to…
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