forest management
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One lightning strike away from megafire: Colorado steps up wildfire mitigation work
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One lightning strike. One unattended campfire. One drought season. That’s how far away Colorado is from the next megafire, warned Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources. Gibbs, a certified wildland firefighter, was on the front lines of the Cameron Peak fire two years ago. “The 2020 fire season taught us that…
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Untie state foresters’ hands so they can help prevent devastating wildfires
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Recent spring snows won’t eliminate the serious wildfire season that Colorado faces this summer. Worse, state agencies can’t help property owners in the “red zones” (where forests and subdivisions intermingle) remove dense undergrowth or dead and diseased trees near their homes. So, either property owners give up and don’t attempt to mitigate against wildfires, or,…
