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Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative Efforts and Partners Featured in High Profile Field Tour
On Friday, May 7th, several of the Fireshed partners took U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, and Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse into the field to tour the Cameron Peak Fire (CPF) burn scar. Among other things, the field trip featured a segment about the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative and landscape-level forest treatments, followed by a segment on Joint Chiefs efforts and impacts on the CPF. The field…
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StoryMap: Prescribed Fire in Northern Colorado
This StoryMap from the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI) provides an interactive and informative overview of prescribed fire in Northern Colorado. To view the StoryMap in full screen visit: https://arcg.is/1HeKCb0
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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) was formed as a result of the Hewlett Gulch and High Park Fires that occurred during the summer of 2012. Following these fires, severe erosion, higher than normal runoff volume, and debris flows all contributed to extreme…
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Webinar: Introduction to the Fireshed
[embed]https://youtu.be/jSlx9q2dbvA[/embed] An informative and interactive webinar series introducing the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (NCFC) and our work to make Northern Colorado forests resilient, protect communities and keep our water supplies reliable. Webinar #1: Intro to the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative – recorded April 21 at…
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Partner Spotlight: Colorado Forest Restoration Institute
Housed in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship in Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI) has been engaged in the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative since 2017. Collaboration is a key component of CFRI’s philosophy of…
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Partner Spotlight: Estes Valley Watershed Coalition
In 2015, Estes Valley Watershed Coalition (EVWC) was formed to help coordinate and implement flood restoration projects following the 2013 flood in Northern Colorado. Flood restoration project areas totaled five miles on the Big Thompson River, Fall River and Fish Creek. EVWC has staff, board…
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Partner Spotlight: Rocky Mountain Research Station
The Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) works at the forefront of science to improve the health and use of our Nation's forests and grasslands. RMRS provides important scientific support to the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative. Sarah McCaffrey, a Research Social Scientist with RMRS, works closely…
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Fireshed Spring Webinar Series
Join us for an informative and interactive webinar series introducing the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (NCFC) and our work to make Northern Colorado forests resilient, protect communities and keep our water supplies reliable. This webinar series is free and open to anyone interested in the…
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Pile Burning Workshop for Private Landowners – April 3, 2021
Join the Gravitas Peak Wildland Fire Module (GPWFM) for a Pile Burning Workshop! Learn and Burn: Join the module as they conduct a prescribed pile burn from start to finish on Saturday, April 3. ABOUT: This workshop is an outreach to Front Range landowners mitigating…
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Scoping Notice for Roach Vegetation Management Project
The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest is proposing multiple forest management activities, including mechanical timber harvesting, on up to 3,000 acres in the Roach Vegetation Management Project, located approximately 65 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colo., to facilitate forest restoration and…
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