Fire season is upon us again. There are many fire mitigation efforts happening in our community. Yes, it’s important for homeowners to guard against fire in their own properties, but in
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Fire season is upon us again. There are many fire mitigation efforts happening in our community. Yes, it’s important for homeowners to guard against fire in their own properties, but in addition, many groups are working to leverage resources and working with partners to improve wildfire readiness and response to wildfire on a regional and watershed scale.
The Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership (CCWFHP or Partnership) formed in late 2020 and is a stakeholder-driven, natural resource coalition focused on making the communities that depend on the Clear Creek watershed more resilient to catastrophic wildfires. The immediate purpose of the Partnership is to establish an organizational and financial structure to implement wildfire risk-reduction projects in the upper watershed and to support partners in community education and outreach. Check them out at https:// www.clearcreekpartnership.org/.
About half the land in Gilpin County is public land, much of which is managed by US Forest Service (USFS). The USFS is working collaboratively with the Partnership and local communities to make meaningful progress to these three goals: 1) Resilient landscapes; 2) Fire adapted communities; and 3) Safe and effective wildfire response.
The Gilpin County Office of Emergency Management is partnering with local organizations to implement strategic wildfire mitigation projects. These projects are intended to decrease the amount of slash that is currently within our subdivisions, and to widen the roads to help with evacuation orders.
Gilpin CSU Extension is the community arm of Colorado State University bringing research-based education to Gilpin County residents. There are many actions residents can do to prepare for wildfire. Check out Gilpin CSU Extension’s wildfire page for resources and checklists at https:// gilpin.extension.colostate.edu/programs/ natu/fire/.
Join all of us for a free Community Wildfire Mitigation Event on Saturday, May 14 at Pickle Gulch Campground from 10 a.m. to noon. Hosted by CSU Extension and CCWFHP. Speakers also include USFS, Timberline Fire, and Gilpin Office of Emergency Management. We will talk about local fire mitigation efforts, treatments, future stream restoration project on Missouri Creek, and what landowners can do to mitigate on their property.
