The Town of Crested Butte is facilitating a Wildfire Ready Action Plan (WRAP) for the Crested Butte area and contributing upstream watersheds. This project prioritizes the following areas, to better understand the current watershed health and potential post-wildfire impacts on water availability and quality as well as community safety:

• Lake Irwin

• Washington Gulch

• Coal Creek

• Baxter Gulch

• Red Mountain

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.

The Crested Butte WRAP includes the following analyses & deliverables:

• Stream Conditions Assessment

• Wildfire Modeling & Analysis

• Watershed Wildfire Hazard Assessment

• Pre- and Post-fire Hydrologic Modeling

• Fluvial Hazard Zone Delineation

• Post-fire Gulley & Hillslope Erosion Analysis

• Post-fire Debris Flow Modeling & Analysis

• Post-fire Susceptibility Analysis

To request project information or documents, please email Brad Piehl.