Forest Health Task Force

Forest Health Task Force Promoting a resilient future forest through community-based collaboration.

A sustainable high country forest ecosystem providing ecological diversity, clean water, valuable habitat, abundant recreation opportunities, and quality of life; while supporting a healthy economy and vibrant communities; without depletion of natural character and beauty.

03/09/2017

FHTF March 2017 Newsletter: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/870585/a989ece359

The use of simulations to enhance skills training is common in fields such as aviation, military, law enforcement, and medical services, where training in real environments can be dangerous and expensive. The use of simulation and emerging technologies has been less common in firefighter training, b...

Attend Climate Reality Project's Public Panel Discussion: "I Am Pro Snow" March 8, 6:30-7:30 at Summit County Library, ...
03/01/2017

Attend Climate Reality Project's Public Panel Discussion: "I Am Pro Snow" March 8, 6:30-7:30 at Summit County Library, Breckenridge

NEXT FHTF Monthly Meeting Wednesday, March 15, Noon-1:30 Mount Royal Room, County Commons in Frisco (37 Peak One Dr.)High Country Forest Collaborative Front Range Roundtable meeting March 3 9:30-2:30pm, Location TBA Please contact Brad Piehl at: [email protected] Water Congress- Summe...

02/13/2017

February 2017 Newsletter: http://p0.vresp.com/npTAsB

Editor's note: On Jan. 31, the Office of Management and Budget released a memo for “additional guidance” on the federal hiring freeze. The memo only outright exempted the U.S. Postal Service, military and CIA, but made more allowances for seasonal hires. Without mentioning specific agencies, the mem...

01/12/2017

Forest Service Seeking Comments on Lower Snake Wildland-Urban Interface Project in Summit County -- The Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest welcomes your comments on its proposal to implement approximately 857 acres of vegetation management activities on National Forest System lands located in Summit County, Colorado. Approximately 99% of Summit County’s total population lives in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Hazardous fuel reduction projects near communities in the WUI are consistent with the Summit County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and consistent with Forest Service priorities to restore forest health and resiliency especially in areas adjacent to communities. (Electronic comments including attachments can be submitted to: https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput?Project=46192)

Comments, including anonymous comments, will be accepted at any time. However, comments posted after the close of a designated comment period may not be able to be given full consideration. Anonymous comments and comments submitted after the close of the final designated comment period will not prov...

4FRI watershed restoration work gets boost from volunteers :Last week, in the forest southwest of Lake Mary, a group of ...
09/27/2016

4FRI watershed restoration work gets boost from volunteers :
Last week, in the forest southwest of Lake Mary, a group of volunteers wound their way through ponderosa-covered slopes, rocky drainages and knee high grasses.

Their goal was to find and follow the route that water takes as it flows from the flanks of Mormon Mountain, through the forest and into upper Lake Mary, one of Flagstaff’s main water sources.

Along the way...http://azdailysun.com/news/local/fri-watershed-restoration-work-gets-boost-from-volunteers/article_44f44150-8385-5335-adda-dfcaac0811fa.html

Last week, in the forest southwest of Lake Mary, a group of volunteers wound their way through ponderosa-covered slopes, rocky drainages and knee high grasses.

09/15/2016

http://p0.vresp.com/X00uKM

Support for restoring the world’s deforested and degraded landscapes is growing rapidly. (World Resources Institute, 2016) A 2014 report by the New Climate Economy noted that restoring just 12 percent of degraded agricultural land in the world could feed an additional 200 million people by 2030, whi...

09/14/2016

Drinking water treatment response following a Colorado wildfire
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135416306340

Wildfires can greatly alter the vegetation, soils, and hydrologic processes of watersheds serving as drinking water supplies, which may negatively influence source water quality and treatment. To address wildfire impacts on treatment, a drinking water intake below a burned watershed and an upstream,...

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