Timberline Fire has a new, part-time, temporary Fire Mitigation member. A member of AmeriCorps, Jen Lomeli will work with CSU Extension and Timberline in mitigating wildfire hazard risks in Gilpin County. She will be involved in projects like community chipping events, tree thinning on egress routes, and home ignition zone projects around residential homes.

Lomeli has been a Gilpin County resident since 2018, when she bought vacant land and designed and helped build her tiny home in Black Hawk from a shipping container.

She says, “I am excited to serve for AmeriCorps in collaboration with our local Gilpin CSU Extension office and directly with Timberline Fire this summer/fall to assist with Fire Mitigation. I look forward to getting to know more members of my community through the many events Gilpin CSU Extension office and Timberline Fire have planned.

“I hope to gain even more fire mitigation skills and knowledge that I can use to support my role as a Board Member for our local fire mitigation group, Axe & Snax, helping to spread the word about fire mitigation to my community, neighbors, and friends as well as my own property. I am also inspired by the opportunity to be involved in the collaborations between all of these wonderful organizations.”

In her spare time, Lomeli works on repurposing projects around her house and property. She enjoys mountain life, going for hikes and walks with her rescue corgi Rosie, and loves off-road camping. She is active in viewing birds and other wildlife, applying one of her other passions, photography. Amazingly, she actually has another part-time job, as a Museum Administrator for the Museum of Boulder.

Established in 2015, the partnership between CSU Extension and AmeriCorps aims to provide people power to the communities of Colorado. The CSUE AmeriCorps Program is an AmeriCorps State program funded by AmeriCorps through Serve Colorado – The Governor’s Commission on Community Service. The program facilitates members serving across the state of Colorado.

To learn more about CSU Extension, visit the website. To learn more about AmeriCorps, click https://americorps.gov/. To learn more about the CSU Extension AmeriCorps Program, visit https://engagement.colostate.edu/ramcorps/