
Blue River Wildfire Ready Action Plan
Project Timeline:
2025 - Present
Total Project Area: 437,215 acres
Main Partners:
Blue River Watershed Group
US Forest Service
Colorado State Forest Service
WRAP Project Area
Blue River Watershed Group is working directly with various stakeholders to organize this Wildfire Ready Action Plan (WRAP). The project includes the entire Blue River Watershed, including the following basins:
Upper Blue River
Lower Blue River
Ten Mile Creek
Snake River
The analyses in the WRAP focus on the impacts stemming from wildfire risk and potential post-fire hazards, and examines the long-term risk that is posed by changes in climate for the entire project area.
The WRAP includes the following analyses & deliverables:
Stream Conditions Assessment
Wildfire Modeling & Analysis
Watershed Wildfire Hazard Assessment
Pre- and Post-fire Hydrologic Modeling for Twin Lakes
Fluvial Hazard Zone Delineation & Analysis
Post-fire Debris Flow Analysis for the entire project area
Post-fire Susceptibility Analysis
To request project information or documents, please email Brad Piehl.