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Glen Haven Volunteer Fire Department to Begin 2023 Pile Burning Operations
Glen Haven, CO – The Glen Haven Volunteer Fire Department (GHVFD) will burn slash piles on the outskirts of the community during winter months as weather conditions allow. Working on Glen Haven Association land on the western side of the community, the GHVFD created a large fuel break to slow the spread of a potential future wildfire moving into the community and to compliment nearby U.S. Forest Service forest management treatments. The GHVFD is now…
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Slash pile burning scheduled for this winter on select Boulder County open space parks
Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct slash pile burns at Caribou Ranch and Sherwood Gulch (north of Nederland); Reynolds Ranch (east of Nederland); and Walker Ranch (west of Boulder) as conditions allow this winter. Slash…
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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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Boulder County Commissioners to consider ballot measures for wildfire mitigation, emergency response, and transportation
Public hearings scheduled for August 4, 2022 Seguido en Español Boulder County, Colo. -- In the county’s annual public opinion survey, the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners learned that the public strongly supports funding for services to keep our community safe. In response to that feedback,…
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Fuels Reduction Projects Taking Place Next Week in Clear Creek Ranger District
Manual thinning and hand piling activities will begin on the 2021 South Zone Manual Treatment Contract located on the Clear Creek Ranger District beginning the week of June 6, 2022. In addition, we anticipate that mechanical treatment will continue on the Misery Timber Sale within…
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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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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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Biden-Harris Administration Issues Call for Wildfire Commission Member Applications
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2022 – The Departments of Agriculture, the Interior and Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized establishment of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and…
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