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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $250M to Reduce Wildfire Risk to Communities across State, Private, and Tribal lands as part of Investing in America agenda
USDA Press Release YAKIMA, Wash., May 14, 2024 - Today, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced $250 million to help at-risk communities protect their homes, businesses and infrastructure from catastrophic wildfire, made worse by the climate crisis, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, today’s announcement through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program will fund 158 projects to help communities in 31 States, two…
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Partner Updates: Air Curtain Burner Training in Estes Park
by Meg Matonis, Wildfire Analyst, The Ember Alliance On March 16th, three employees of The Ember Alliance participated in a training on the safe and effective operation of air curtain burners—large, insulated boxes with strong fans that blow a “curtain” of air across the top…
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Salt Cabin Prescribed Burn Project Scoping Begins
Fort Collins, Colo, (Apr. 25, 2024) – The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest has opened the scoping period for the Salt Cabin Prescribed Burn Project located south of Rustic and CO State Hwy 14. This project is a part of the overall…
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Forsythe II Prescribed Burn Could Take Place Mid-April
BOULDER, Colo. (April 8, 2023) – Firefighters on the Boulder Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are once again monitoring conditions to begin operations on the Forsythe II Prescribed Burn area, located 7 miles southwest of Boulder and 5.5 miles east of Nederland, as soon as…
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Slash Pile Burning Planned Near Husted Ranch and Estes Park
Estes Park, CO – The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) will be conducting prescribed fire operations northeast of the Estes Park community. Burning may be conducted throughout the winter months beginning in April 2024. Burn operations are expected to last several days…
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Getting Matches Back in the Hands of Colorado Landowners
by Kristin Leger, Community Capacity Program Manager, The Ember Alliance On Saturday, March 9, 2024, The Ember Alliance hosted a Pile Burn Workshop in coordination with the Heart J Center, the Big Thompson Watershed Coalition, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, and the US Forest Service. This…
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Collaborating for More Resilient Forests: Burning across federal and private land boundaries in Northern Colorado
By Daniel Bowker, Forests Program Manager, Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed As a member of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative, the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed works with many organizational and community partners to increase the resilience of our forests and our watershed…
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Colorado Wildfire Resilient Homes Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
The DFPC Colorado Wildfire Resilient Homes grant is now live. These are small home hardening grants for homeowners to apply directly for and the deadline is April 15th, 2024. Please share with your community networks! Learn More
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Boulder County Wildfire Partners Wins National Award
It was announced last week that Boulder County’s Wildfire Partners program was a winner of a prestigious national award. The Wildfire Mitigation Awards are the highest national honor available for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation. The award was established in…
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Final Decision released for Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project
Fort Collins, Colo., (Feb. 13, 2024) – The Canyon Lakes District Ranger of the Roosevelt National Forest has signed the final decision for the Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project located in northern Larimer County. This collaborative, landscape-scale project is within one of the…
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