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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 Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department (RCVFD) wrapped up an S-212 Chainsaw Course lead by The Ember Alliance. The training helped bring together participants from Glacier View, Poudre Canyon, and Rist…
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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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2024 NoCo Fireshed Annual Report
Letter from the NoCo Fireshed Coordinator As we reflect on the progress made in 2024, we are inspired by the continued collaboration and dedication of our partners and community members. The Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative’s mission to enhance forest health and wildfire resilience across Northern…
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USDA Forest Service approves St. Vrain Forest Health Project
Following four years of planning, public involvement and environmental assessment, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has approved plans to conduct forest management across 43,000 acres of National Forest within the 625,000-acre St. Vrain Watershed west of Lyons, Colo. This work will help…
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Survey Shows Strong Support for Forest Management on Public Lands in the St. Vrain Watershed
A recent survey by The Watershed Center, found strong public support for a wide range of wildfire risk reduction strategies, particularly those focused on proactive forest management in the St. Vrain watershed. The Living with Wildfire in the St. Vrain Watershed in 2024 survey was…
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The Northern Colorado Fireshed Fund Awards over $1,000,000 to Local Organizations for Wildfire Resiliency Work
Since 2023, The Northern Colorado Fireshed Fund, in partnership with the National Forest Foundation, has awarded over $2.3 million to support community-led wildfire resiliency work in landscapes across Northern Colorado. In the latest grant cycle, the Fireshed Fund awarded over $1,045,000 to community groups to…
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