Forest Management

Mitigation tax incentive for private landowners

March 7th, 2022

From: Maya MacHamer <maya@nullboulderwatershedcollective.org> Date: 3/7/22 8:35 AM (GMT-07:00)   Subject: Mitigation tax incentive for private landowners Hi All, Wanted to pass on this info for you to share with […]

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Pile burning today

February 20th, 2022

If you see smoke today on the north side of Gold Hill, Kent Coghill will be burning some slash piles in back of his house at 550 Pine, starting around […]

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Wildfire Community Preparedness Day

February 10th, 2022

The Gold Hill Mountain Stewards and The Boulder Watershed Collective want to let Gold Hill residents know about a national initiative: May 7th: Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. This national campaign, developed by The […]

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Wildfire Partners’ Hot Tips for Cold Months

December 17th, 2021

    A Safe & Happy Holiday Season   Wind is howling outside as I sit to write the final Wildfire Partners newsletter of 2021.  So I will leave you […]

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Slash Dumpsters arrive Dec. 1

November 28th, 2021

 As part of on-going fire mitigation efforts dumpsters will be available for slash and other burnables next week at no charge. This went out by postcard a while ago but […]

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Wildfire Partners is hiring!

November 22nd, 2021

  Join Our Team   Boulder County’s Wildfire Partners is currently recruiting for a Program Specialist II to take over Leslie Brodhead’s position. This position provides administrative and outreach support, […]

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The science of health of Boulder’s mountain ecosystems

October 30th, 2021

Sending along from Virginia Schultz From: Center for Sustainable Landscapes and Communities <centerslac@nullcolorado.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:50 AM To: Virginia Schultz <Virginia.Schultz@nullColorado.EDU> Subject: Boulder’s mountain ecosystems: What can […]

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Let’s Talk Wildfire Mitigation

October 19th, 2021

Let’s Talk Mitigation!   You’ve got questions.   We’ve got answers!   Please join us for our virtual Let’s Talk Mitigation event! Wildfire Partners staff members, Abby Silver and Leslie […]

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Watershed Moments and Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 11th, 2021

Here is a wonderful article on the work of the Boulder Watershed Collective and the history of our area by our Maya MacHamer who has helped us so much with […]

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Wildfire Partners News

October 6th, 2021

  Are You Under Insured?   “It’s gone. Our house is gone.”   I could hear the sadness and despair in their voice. My heart went out to my friends […]

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Fires preparedness webinars for Renters

October 5th, 2021

From: Lisa Moreno <lisa@nullcommfound.org> Date: October 5, 2021 at 12:41:56 MDT Subject: Fires preparedness webinars for Renters!  Coming up  October 12, 18 & 21 Hi Gold Hill Friends, Funding from […]

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Preparing your home for wildfire and creating defensible space

September 24th, 2021

The Home Ignition Zone – A guide to preparing your home for wildfire and creating defensible space from the Colorado State Forest Service.  Please copy and paste this link into your […]

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Community Wildfire Survey

September 3rd, 2021

Hello Again, Greetings! It has been great meeting lots of you over the past few months! As a reminder The Boulder Watershed Collective is partnering with CU’s Masters of the Environment students […]

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Wildfire Partners

September 3rd, 2021

  Where’s Your Wood Pile?   If your neighborhood is anything like mine, you’ve been seeing a lot of sawing, splitting and stacking going on the last few weeks. As […]

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Living With Fire: A community conversation on wildfire adaptation

August 24th, 2021

Dear Friends,   The Boulder Watershed Collective is excited to host, Living With Fire: A community conversation on wildfire adaptation. For details and to register, please see the attached file. Feel free to forward this […]

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Fire Followers Day Hike in Heil Ranch!

August 19th, 2021

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 AT 9 AM MDT   https://facebook.com/events/s/fire-followers-day-hike-in-hei/202598475167907/   Join Can’d Aid, Trout Unlimited, Boulder County Open Space and the Left Hand Watershed Center in an effort to […]

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Mitigation Challenges – Wildfire Partners tomorrow night

August 10th, 2021

Let’s Talk Mitigation!   You’ve got questions.   We’ve got answers!   Please join us for our virtual Let’s Talk Mitigation event! Wildfire Partners staff members, Abby Silver and Leslie […]

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Fire Restrictions lifted

August 9th, 2021

USDA FOREST SERVICE  Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests  Pawnee National Grassland     Link to this online: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD938838 Share on Facebook and Twitter @USFSARP  Know Before You Go: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/arp/knowbefore       Temporary Media […]

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Walk with Forester through part of the Gold Hill Mitigation Project

June 30th, 2021

Please join the Boulder Watershed Collective for a walk with Ben Pfohl, Supervisory Forester from the Colorado State Forest Service, to learn more about how a forester sees the forest.  In addition to […]

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GH Forest Restoration Meeting tonight

June 22nd, 2021

Hello,   A reminder that the Community Meeting regarding the forest restoration project is tonight at the Fire Barn at 530pm.  An agenda is attached and zoom link is below […]

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Gold Hill forest/wildfire mitigation project presentation

June 16th, 2021

  From: Maya MacHamer Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 12:42 PM Subject: Discussion with Foresters designing the Gold Hill project 6/22 @5:30pm   Hello,   Please join the Boulder Watershed […]

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Forest health project near Magnolia

June 11th, 2021

USDA Forest Service Roosevelt National Forest Boulder Ranger District Forest health project begins near Magnolia Road and west of Gross Reservoir   BOULDER, Colo. (June 8, 2021) – Contractors are […]

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Wildfire Partners Mitigation Info – Zoom

June 8th, 2021

Let’s Talk Mitigation! You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers! Please join us for our virtual Let’s Talk Mitigation event! Wildfire Partners staff members, Abby Silver and Leslie Brodhead will be […]

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Survey on the big Gold Hill Mitigation Project

June 4th, 2021

Greetings!  The Boulder Watershed Collective, a local non-profit organization, is partnering with the Town of Gold Hill, the Fire Department and residents like you to help reduce wildfire risk and improve forest […]

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What’s under your deck?

June 4th, 2021

  What’s Under Your Deck? Now’s the time to do a spring clean-up   It’s so easy to do. We had just finished putting new decking on our deck and […]

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