This Wildfire Awareness Month, Stay Informed and Prepared
A year-round wildfire season means a new reality for Colorado residents.
Tag: Wildfire Mitigation
New Campaign Encourages Coloradans to Prepare for Wildfire
April 25, 2023
To encourage residents to prepare for wildfire, local, state and federal entities that manage wildfires in Colorado will launch a new public outreach campaign called Live Wildfire Ready.
$9.5 Million Available to Colorado Local Governments to Reduce Wildfire Risk
March 01, 2023
The Colorado State Forest Service is now accepting applications for a new grant program designed to assist local governments with their established forest management and wildfire mitigation efforts.
Report: Ongoing Drought Leaves Colorado’s Forests Vulnerable to Pests, Other Health Issues
February 28, 2023
The annual forest health report, released today by the Colorado State Forest Service, details how ongoing warm temperatures and below-average precipitation create challenges for Colorado’s forests.
Partners Improve Forest Health Across Boundaries
February 03, 2023
Large-landscape projects in areas with multiple partners and stakeholders can be complicated. Learn how the Franktown Field Office’s leadership and collaboration with partners will result in treatment of approximately 700 acres, resulting in a substantially lower risk of wildfire for a rural community.
Partners Come Together to Prevent Wildfire and Improve Forest Health in Teller County
September 22, 2022
The Woodland Park Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service received a $1 million Landscape Resilience Investment grant through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program (COSWAP) that will fund essential forest management activities near the North Catamount reservoir.
Loan Program Helps Reduce Wildfire Severity While Improving Profits for Wood Products Businesses
August 30, 2022
The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) delivered the first Wildfire Risk Mitigation Loan under a new partnership with the San Luis Valley Development Resources Group (SLVDRG) Business Loan Fund.
$15 Million in Grants Available to Colorado Communities to Reduce Wildfire Risk
August 17, 2022
The Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Grant Program helps fund projects that strategically reduce wildfire risk to property, infrastructure and water supplies and that promote forest health through scientifically based forestry practices.
Coloradans Encouraged to Prepare for Wildfire as Risk Increases
May 03, 2022
May is Wildfire Awareness Month, an annual observance to encourage residents to better prepare their homes and communities for wildfires. With more than half of all Coloradans living in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), susceptible to wildfire, it’s important for people to take action to reduce the risk fire poses to their homes and create more fire-adapted communities.
Report: Drought Places Colorado’s Forests, Communities in Jeopardy
March 02, 2022
The Colorado State Forest Service published its annual forest health report this week, highlighting the current conditions of forests across Colorado and how the agency is improving the health of the state’s forests in the face of persistent drought and historic wildfires.