Interagency Forest Treatments
As recent wildfires have indicated, there are growing concerns about wildfire risk and forest health in Colorado across a diverse range of landscapes. Numerous federal, state, and local organizations across the state are implementing forest restoration and hazardous fuel reduction treatments in an attempt to address this concern. Accordingly, there is an increasing need to track the activities and accomplishments being implemented by different groups. To this end, the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI) is developing a spatial database of forest restoration and fuel treatment projects occurring in Colorado. Organizations have unique authorities, priorities, and capacity for planning and implementing forest restoration and fuel treatment projects, which occur within diverse landscapes, forest types, and communities across Colorado. This database should help provide a consistent way of tracking accomplishments. It can also help forestry collaboratives and government organizations identify highest-need areas and develop priorities, and could contribute to developing a common understanding of wildfire risk.
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