Recently we embarked on a classic Colorado spring day adventure, navigating a whirlwind of weather conditions alongside our partners from the Larimer Conservation District (LCD), Larimer County Office of Emergency Management, and over a dozen local community members. Our destination? An active forest health project site nestled in the scenic Cherokee Park area. The aim [...]
As the calendar flipped to a new year, members of the Big Thompson Watershed Health Partnership (BTWHP) convened with a shared mission: to elevate our approach to wildfire management through an in-depth exploration of Community Readiness. After all, the essence of our work lies in harnessing the power of people to foster readiness and resilience. A [...]
The combination of climate change and population growth in the western United States has brought on a seismic shift in the way we view wildfire. Once thought to be mostly contained to forested mountain landscapes during the summer months we have learned fire is not limited to or contained within natural areas but can move […]
