City of Boulder Pre- & Post-Fire Planning
Project Summary
Completion Date: January 2014
Partners
City of Boulder
JWA provided technical studies and direction that supported Pre- and Post-fire Planning for the City of Boulder’s public water supply watersheds. A Small Watershed Targeting & Zones of Concern Prioritization was completed, along with other actions listed below. These areas of work were used to target forest management projects and support grant applications for on the ground forest and watershed management projects.
Project Actions
Small-watershed analysis
Identification & prioritization of zones of concern
Establishment of forest management goals for watersheds to determine long-term budget & planning needs
Watershed/forest resilience analysis
Development of a collaborative stakeholder group
Benefits
Protect critical water supplies and natural resources
Mitigate negative effects of wildfire through targeted projects
Establish appropriate forest management plans
Provide technical assessments to support short- and long-term watershed planning & protection actions
Maps
The maps in the slide show below are from the City of Boulder Pre- and Post-Fire Planning Assessment. Click on the slide show to view the priority maps. The legend text identifies the ranking item. Descriptions of the maps and how they were created are contained in the report located in the Documents section.
