Today’s forest health outreach update covers the following topics:
*Forestry Tip of the Day: New Wildfire Mitigation Online Resources
*Reminder: Firewise Landscaping Webinar – Part 1: Tues. Aug. 6 at Noon
*Insurance Workshops – New Locations/Dates in Jamestown and Allenspark
*Allenspark Sort Yard Now Open

*Forestry Tip of the Day: New Wildfire Mitigation Online Resources
Forestry Tip of the Day: We are excited to announce our new and improved wildfire mitigation education and outreach resource webpage. Visit http://www.bouldercounty.org/property/forest/pages/defensiblespace.aspxto learn more about how to protect your home from future wildfires.

Webpage highlights include:
• View an aerial photo of your actual home’s defensible zones
• Watch wildfire mitigation educational videos focused on why homes are lost in wildfires
• See the ember storm/blizzard video by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
• Read the latest scientific reports from recent Colorado Wildfires

*Reminder: Firewise Landscaping Webinar – Part 1: Tues. Aug. 6 at Noon
We are offering our popular Firewise Landscaping Workshop as a two-part online webinar. Join us tomorrow, Aug. 6, at noon for our first session focused actions you can take today to improve the chances of your home surviving the next wildfire. A webinar is an online seminar. You can participate from any computer with decent internet access. This webinar is free of charge.

Defensible-space (D-space) does not mean moonscape! In this two part webinar learn how to transform your home’s perimeter into an area that you can not only use, but looks good and helps protect your home from wildfires. You have the ability to dramatically improve the chances of your home surviving the next wildfire!

Webinar Part 1: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (Noon – 1:00 pm MT) – Home Ignition Zone: Lessons learned from Fourmile, High Park and Waldo Canyon fires. Our understanding of how homes are lost in wildfires is changing. Learn the newest science available.  Learn about simple maintenance tips to better prepare your home for wildfires.  See fun and attractive examples of D-space incorporating patio design and pathways. Presented by Ryan Ludlow, Boulder County Forestry Education & Outreach Coordinator

Webinar Part 2: Thursday, August 15, 2013 (Noon – 1:00 pm MT) – Fire-Resistant Plants: Learn how to use fire-resistant native and adapted plants to add color and beauty and to attract birds to your land. Presented by Irene Shonle, Gilpin County Extension Director

To register for one or both of these free webinars go to:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Dv0D2k_CVu5IVP4YlZPRY2jHZkj3ynO33oEPI2enueE/viewform

*Insurance Workshops – New Locations/Dates in Jamestown and Allenspark
Back by popular demand we have scheduled two additional Insurance workshop locations. Join us in Jamestown this week on Aug. 7 or next week in Allenspark on Aug. 13.

Location Option # 1:
When: Wednesday, August 7, 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Jamestown Town Hall, 118 Main St., Jamestown

Location Option # 2:
When: Tuesday, August 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Hilltop Guild’s Kelley House, 18720 Hwy 7, Allenspark

Program Description:
• Hear what Fourmile Fire Survivors wish they’d known about insurance before they lost their homes.
• Easy to use tools, tips, and resources to assure that your mountain home is adequately insured.
• How to avoid the most common gaps in insurance coverage.
• An accurate range of per square footage costs to rebuild in the mountains west of Boulder.

To learn more now, check out this insurance video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNtIzlTsbg
Other great insurance resources are available at http://bouldermountainresources.org/resources/insurance/

*Allenspark Sort Yard Now Open
The Allenspark sort yard is now open for free of charge slash and log disposal. This north county site is open Tues. – Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. thru Oct. 19. Please note we will not accept currently infested mountain pine beetle logs until after mpb flight ends in mid-Sept.

For complete details about our Community Forest Sort Yard Program please visit:http://www.bouldercounty.org/property/forest/pages/fhsortyards.aspx

Cheers,
Ryan

Ryan Ludlow | Forestry Education & Outreach Coordinator 
Boulder County | Land Use Department
P.O. Box 471, Boulder CO 80306
O: 720.564.2641 | F: 303.441.4856
rludlow@nullbouldercounty.org | www.bouldercounty.org/ForestHealth
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