Join us for a screening of Fireforest + panel discussion with local experts.
Co-hosted by the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, Larimer Conservation District, Larimer County Office of Emergency Management and the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative.
In August of 2020, the Cameron Peak Fire was racing uncontrollably towards communities in northern Colorado. As it reached the footprint of a past U.S. Forest Service prescribed burn and the Drala Mountain Center (formerly Shambhala Mountain Center), the many years of collaboratively planned and implemented forest resilience treatments paid off in a big way. The prescribed burn, combined with forest restoration treatments at Drala, gave firefighters a foothold to halt a portion of the fire and avert disaster for the communities downslope.
This 16-minute film tells the story of what happened there through the accounts of a U.S. Forest Service fire specialist, a Larimer Conservation District forester, and the Drala land manager. Together, they urge us to see fire and forest management as natural and essential parts of the landscape. By shifting the way we perceive fire and actively preparing forests to receive it, we can create hope for living with wildfires.
After the screening, enjoy a panel discussion with local experts, Q&A opportunities, and a short presentation about the Red Feather Lakes Area Wildfire Defense Project.
Learn more about the Fireforest long-term multimedia project at: https://www.fireforestphoto.com
Event Info & Driving Directions
We look forward to seeing you this Thursday, Oct. 24, from 7-9pm to view Fireforest! We will be meeting in the Dining Hall (see map and directions below) and plan to get started at 7pm. Please arrive a little early so you can get parked, grab some snacks, and find seating. Following the film screening we will co-host a panel of experts from the US Forest Service, Larimer Conservation District, Larimer County, and the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed.
Driving Directions to James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus from Fort Collins
Address: 17900 West County Road 74E Red Feather Lakes, CO 80545
Click here for Google Map directions
• Drive north on Highway 287, keeping to your right at the traffic circle on the north edge of town, STAYING ON Highway 287 toward Laramie, Wyoming approximately 23 miles until you come to Livermore, CO. You will pass mile-marker 366 and turn left (west) at Livermore onto Highway 74E just before mile-marker 367.
• There are signs that say, “Red Feather Lakes” and “Boy Scout Camp” just before you make the left turn. There is a two-story building called “The Forks” General Store & Restaurant at the junction where you will be turning left.
• From your left turn at Livermore, it is approximately 17.3 miles to the Mountain Campus front gate, which will be on your right.
• There is a big brown sign on your right at the gate with white lettering that says, “JAMES C. KENNEDY MOUNTAIN CAMPUS”.
• After turning right onto ranch property, the first place you will come to is the Manager’s residence/office, which will be on your left (there are two big stop signs).
• Continue past the stop signs and stay on the paved road. The Dining Hall is about 2 miles into the property on the paved roads. Do not drive on gravel roads.
• Park vehicles in the designated parking area, see the map of Upper Campus and take the short walk to the Dining Hall. Do not park behind the Dining Hall at the load dock or garage doors. These spaces are reserved for handicap parking and deliveries.
