WildFire Mitigation 2025 to Start Week of June 9th or by mid June

Attention homeowners, 

Fire Smart will begin mitigating for wildfire by mid June  in the greenbelt areas east of the district's entrance. Please see the picture below which details the area that they will be working. This year's project objectives are to: maintain and improve mitigation in the above section that is to the East of the main entrance; remove fuels that have grown back and reduce fuel connectivity between remaining fuels; clump and prune Gamble Oak stands and thin overgrown and stressed Ponderosa stands that are not viable at their current density.

Fire Smart is aware of screening sensitivities with the work they will be completing and will maintain as much screening as possible between homes and Highway 160. However, there is a lot of connected fuels and there has been considerable die back of Gamble oak and so it is possible that some screening will be lost.  

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the work to be completed, please call Jon at 970-759-3707.

Homeowners are encouraged to conduct mitigation as well. See Wildfire Adapted Partnership for fire mitigation resources.