The first half of 2026 has been full of momentum, collaboration, and meaningful progress for Peaks to People Water Fund. Together with our partners, we've advanced innovative tools for watershed resilience, connected with communities across Northern Colorado, and celebrated an exciting milestone—receiving the 2026 Larimer County Environmental Stewardship Award. In this issue, we're also pleased [...]
In May, Peaks to People Water Fund brought partners, practitioners, and community leaders together for a forest health and riverscape restoration tour at MacGregor Ranch in Estes Park as part of the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s Confluence gathering. Set against a beautiful mountain backdrop, the tour offered participants a firsthand look at how forest health, [...]
Peaks to People Water Fund is honored to receive the 2026 Larimer County Environmental Stewardship Award, recognizing our work to protect Northern Colorado’s forests, watersheds, water supplies, wildlife habitat, and communities. L to R: Rob Addington, Sandi Good, Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally and Julie Dubin Presented by the Larimer County Commissioners and the Environmental and Science [...]
Protecting Northern Colorado's water starts upstream—in the forests, rivers, wetlands, and headwaters that collect and deliver the water our communities depend on every day. That's why Peaks to People Water Fund is joining with Northern Water and the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI) at Colorado State University on Northern Water's Forest Health and Watershed Treatment Area [...]
Protecting Northern Colorado’s water starts upstream—and requires making the right investments in the right places. The Watershed Investment Tool (WIT) is a one-of-a-kind, science-based risk assessment tool developed by Peaks to People in partnership with the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute. Designed specifically to protect water supplies from severe wildfire, the WIT helps prioritize forest treatments [...]
In today’s evolving business landscape, success is no longer measured solely by financial performance—it is increasingly defined by the value companies create for communities and the environment. Businesses that invest in the places where they operate are helping build stronger, more resilient regions while advancing solutions to complex challenges like wildfire and water security. At [...]
Colorado’s forests have long been icons of natural beauty and ecological diversity. But today, the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) a native bark beetle — is once again emerging as a vital forest health challenge, particularly along the Front Range corridor. This issue goes beyond trees. It intersects with wildfire risk, watershed protection, and community [...]
In 2025, Peaks to People Water Fund saw years of collaboration crystallize into real, measurable momentum. Through the Big Thompson Watershed Health Partnership—facilitated by Peaks to People—relationships built on trust and shared purpose proved that collaboration isn’t just a value we talk about; it’s a practice that works. Together, partners advanced watershed-wide planning, secured historic [...]
The challenges facing Northern Colorado’s forests and watersheds are larger than any single organization can solve alone. Recognizing this, Peaks to People Water Fund launched the Big Thompson Watershed Health Partnership (BTWHP) in late 2022 to provide the collaboration and shared strategy required to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk and strengthen watershed resilience. What began as [...]
Last month, members of the Big Thompson Watershed Health Partnership (BTWHP) gathered in the Waltonia and Pole Hill communities to see progress firsthand on several ongoing wildfire mitigation projects. The visit showcased the power of partnership in tackling wildfire risk at a truly landscape scale. BTWHP partners visiting LCD's 153 acre Stage Route project in [...]
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