Larimer County has been awarded a $9,856,000 grant for the Protecting the Gateway to the Rockies wildfire defense project. The award is provided through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and will fund project activities for five years. The project will improve wildfire defense in [...]
After two years of robust collaboration, the Big Thompson Wildfire Ready Action Plan (WRAP) is complete—a major step toward ensuring our watershed can withstand and recover from wildfire. This science-based roadmap, developed through Colorado’s Wildfire Ready Watersheds initiative, helps communities reduce the risks of post-fire flooding, erosion, and water contamination. It’s about being ready before [...]
In Northern Colorado, Peaks to People Water Fund is igniting a movement of collaboration and hope. Working together with utilities, land managers, corporations, and individuals, we’re proving that collective action can safeguard the lands and waters we all depend on. Through our facilitation of the Big Thompson Watershed Health Partnership (BTWHP), we are uniting communities, watershed [...]
