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Boulder County Funds Local Non-Profits to Increase Wildfire Mitigation Work
Funding Provided by County’s New Wildfire Mitigation Sales Tax Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County has selected the Boulder Watershed Collective and The Watershed Center as its two, local, non-profit partners to perform wildfire mitigation education and outreach and implement strategic forest and grassland management projects. Each local non-profit will receive $200,000 per year for five years to fund two, full-time positions. Funding will come from the county’s new Wildfire Mitigation Sales Tax passed by voters…
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Live Wildfire Ready!
The Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (NCFC) is joining other organizations in Colorado in a new campaign called Live Wildfire Ready. This campaign from the State of Colorado will help you better understand your wildfire risk and what you can do to prepare your home and…
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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has been working with fire since 1962, when they completed their 1st controlled burn. Partnering with government agencies, Indigenous peoples and others, TNC is actively working to bring the role of fire in nature back into balance and help communities prepare…
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St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership Project Receives COSWAP Funding
$1 million from the Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program On Monday, July 11, Governor Polis announced the Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health Management Grants for Colorado Communities. Boulder County was selected to receive grant funding for the Phase 1: St. Vrain Forest Health Partnership Project.…
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Cheley Camp Forest Restoration Tour
Join a tour of the Cheley Camp Forest Restoration Project on June 28th where foresters will lead an interpretive walking tour of the property to discuss the scope and purpose of the project, as well as the local ecology and the need for forest restoration…
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May is #WildfireAwarenessMonth
National Wildfire Awareness Month dedicates the entire month of May to wildfire prevention and preparedness. While wildfires may not be prevalent in every state, the responsibility to be aware and alert belongs to all of us. The causes of wildfires can occur in every state,…
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With smoke in the air, a productive yet hazy Fireshed Peer Learning Exchange
Staff from the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute (SWERI) recently attended the Medio Fire learning exchange at Pacheco Canyon, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event, which coincided with three major wildfires burning in the vicinity, was co-hosted by the Forest Stewards Guild, Pueblo of…
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Biden Administration announces $18 million in federal aid to mitigate future wildfires in Colorado
On April 11, 2022, multiple members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative had the honor of attending the first stop in the Biden-Harris Rural Infrastructure Tour where U.S. Forest Service Chief Moore announced $18 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments that will be used to…
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Webinar: Colorado Wildfire Legislative Updates
[embed]https://youtu.be/Jw79rnCkHSE[/embed] Curious about Colorado's state and federal wildfire bills in the legislative process? In this one-hour overview hosted by Fire Adapted Colorado: John Whitney, West Slope Regional Director for Senator Bennet, shared about the ORPA forestry bill in the works and the recently passed Bipartisan…
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Fireshed Ops Committee: Increasing pre-project interagency coordination
On Thursday March 10, several members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative's Operations Committee got together to plan for an upcoming wildfire mitigation grant opportunity through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources' Strategic Wildfire Action Program. In attendance were representatives from Colorado State Forest Service,…
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