Tag: community preparedness

Exploring Community Readiness for a Resilient Big Thompson Watershed

Posted on by sgood • Big Thompson Watershed Health Partnership
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 Dawn of a New Era: The Reality of Year-Round Wildfires

Posted on by sgood • Blogs

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 […]