Saint Vrain Wildfire/Watershed Assessment
We have completed a wildfire/watershed assessment and prioritization for the Saint Vrain Watershed. The Saint Vrain Watershed includes the St. Vrain , Boulder, Lefthand and Coal Creeks. The assessment followed a procedure prescribed by the Front Range Watershed Protection Data Refinement Work Group titled “Protecting Critical Watersheds in Colorado from Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization”. See the sidebar for a link to more information on the Data Refinement Work Group.
The Saint Vrain Wildfire/Watershed Assessment identifies, prioritizes, and recommends measures to protect those watersheds that provide or convey critical community water supplies from the adverse effects of post-wildfire hydrologic changes, including flooding, erosion, deposition, and introduction of potential contaminants.
One of the goals of this assessment is to gather the key stakeholders together to communicate the suggested process, listen to any suggested changes, and build collaborative support for the assessment process. We had three stakeholder meetings and one public meeting.
Please contact Brad Piehl if you questions or comments.
Additional information can be found on the Project Files page and Results Blog page (links on sidebar).
Saint Vrain Watershed Stakeholders;
Thank you for your work and help making this project a success.
