As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds -- and obstacles

Associated Press - By  TAMMY WEBBER, BRITTANY PETERSON and CAMILLE FASSETT - September 30, 2024

 

How volunteers are restoring the burn scar of the largest wildfire in Colorado history

The Coloradoan - By Ignacio Calderon - September 22, 2024

 

Podcast: Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed Harnesses the Power of Partnership to Meet Ecological Challenges

Aquapod: Water Monitoring Stories Podcast - In-Situ - September 9, 2024

 

Fighting fire with beavers: How dam-building rodents are deployed to prevent megafires, restore scorched wildlands

The Colorado Sun - By Bay Stephens - April 19, 2024

 

About $7M in new grants will support more than 30 forest health, wildfire mitigation projects across Colorado

Denver 7 - By Stephanie Butzer - April 1, 2024

 

Sprucing up high-elevation forests: Working together to improve post-fire watershed health

Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA - By Erika Reiter and Chuck Rhoades - February 26, 2024

 

This federal bill seeks to protect water quality after wildfires like Cameron Peak

Fort Collins Coloradoan - By Rebecca Powell - February 8, 2024

 

Impact still remains 3 years after Cameron Peak Fire

CBS News Colorado - Alan Gionet - August 26, 2023

 

Annual Poudre RiverFest informs, entertains NoCo community

Rocky Mountain Collegian - Grant Coursey, Staff Reporter - August 21, 2023

 

Learning from beavers: how humans are healing Colorado watersheds

CBS News Colorado - Dillon Thomas - August 11, 2023

 

Poudre RiverFest celebrates, educates about important water resource

CBS News Colorado - Libby Smith - August 11, 2023

 

River Radius Podcast (Episode 70) - Fires & Floods

Is there a relationship between forest fire scars, floods and debris flows? This episode will explore landscapes denuded by fire and these massive storms creating floods in the fire scar zone. Is this a normal pattern? A new pattern? Coincidence? And how does understanding this correlation further our relationship with these changing landscapes? This episode explores these questions and more through the tools of western science, personal narrative, and traditional ecological knowledge.

 

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and partners receive award for fire recovery efforts

Sky-High News - Kyle McCabe - June 18, 2023

 

‘A Vital Community Project’: Co-op Plants Trees to Aid Wildfire Recovery

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association - Derrill Holly - January 3, 2023

 

Colorado wildfires hinder watershed restoration

AP News - Angie Wang - December 1, 2022

Having spent much of her childhood along the Cache la Poudre River in Colorado, Hally Strevey knows firsthand how enriching a healthy watershed can be for the community. But increasingly intense wildfires are a threat to restoration efforts. (Dec. 1) (AP Video: Angie Wang)

 

Watershed restoration efforts change 2 years after historic Colorado wildfires

9 News - Marc Sallinger - Oct 19, 2022

 

Volunteers begin new tree planting project in Cameron Peak Fire burn area

CBS News Colorado - CBSCOLORADO.COM Staff - September 29, 2022

 

Aerial mulching aims to restore land burned by Cameron Peak Fire

9 News - Marc Sallinger - July 14, 2022

 

Helicopters are back in the air to protect northern Colorado's water

KUNC - Alex Hager - July 14, 2022

 

Aerial mulching work to continue in Cameron Peak Fire burn area Thursday

Loveland Reporter-Herald - By AUSTIN FLESKES - July 12, 2021

 

Cleaning Up Colorado's Biggest Fire: How Businesses, Government, and Individuals Come Together

Harry Fuller, John Schauer, and Max Nelson - CU News Corps - January 2022

 

Season of Giving: The Community Foundation helps Northern Colorado heal

By Max Levy - Loveland Reporter-Herald - December 28, 2021

 

New Multimedia Project Explores Impacts of Cameron Peak Fire

North Forty News - By Johnson Kuhm - December 15, 2021

 

Aerial mulching aids Cameron Peak Fire recovery efforts

Fort Collins Coloradoan - By Miles Blumhardt - October 8, 2021

 

When A Wildfire Ends, The Work To Protect Water Is Just Getting Started

KUNC - by Alex Hager, September 22, 2021

 

Community-driven team works to ensure survival of rare mouse species

Colorado State University - August 30, 2021

 

Helicopter Mulching Could Help Forests Recover After Severe Wildfires, But It’s Not Cheap

Colorado Public Radio - By Sam Brasch - August 16, 2021

 

U.S. Forest Service lauds recovery one year after ignition of Cameron Peak; cause still unknown

Loveland Reporter-Herald - By Reporter-Herald Staff - August 12, 2021

 

Pritchett: In the wake of megafires, forest restoration also nurtures our souls

Colorado Sun - By Laura Pritchett - July 19, 2021

 

Aerial mulching to begin in Cameron Peak burn area Monday

Loveland Reporter-Herald - By AUSTIN FLESKES - July 16, 2021

 

Recovering from Cameron Peak

Fort Collins Lifestyle Magazine (Pg.10) - By Tyler Weston

 

Community Foundation contributes $670,000 to help watersheds damaged by Cameron Peak Fire

Fort Collins Coloradoan - By Miles Blumhardt - June 30, 2021

 

Wildfires Threaten Urban Water Supplies, Long After the Flames Are Out

The New York Times - By Henry Fountain - June 24, 2021

 

Gov. Polis signs wildfire recovery, mitigation bills as Greeley undertakes recovery effort in Cameron Peak burn area

Greeley Tribune - By Trevor Reid - June 19, 2021

 

Recovery efforts continue for last year’s wildfires

Rocky Mountain Collegian - By Piper Russel - April 25, 2021

 

Cameron Peak Fire now poses flooding threat to anxious Colorado mountain residents

Fort Collins Coloradoan - By Miles Blumhardt - March 19, 2021

 

KRFC “Community at Work” Interview w/ Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed

KRFC 88.9 “Community at Work” podcast - Interviewed by Natalie Shrewsbury - Thursday, Jan. 25, 2021

 

Cameron Peak Fire's threat to Poudre River a concern for Fort Collins water supply

Fort Collins Coloradoan - By Miles Blumhardt - January 14, 2021

 

Community Foundation Launches Initiative to Restore Watersheds

North Forty News - By Steven Bonifazi - November 25, 2020

 

Wildfires threaten region’s watersheds

Daily Camera - By Christopher Underwood - October 22, 2020

 

For The West's Drinking Water, Wildfire Concerns Linger Long After Smoke Clears

KUNC - By Luke Runyon - Published October 20, 2020

 

Larimer County estimates $4.2 million in Cameron Peak Fire recovery needs

Loveland Reporter-Herald - By Pamela Johnson - October 12, 2020

 

With 5 reservoirs in Cameron Peak Fire burn area, Greeley Water officials plan for erosion control

Greeley Tribune - By Trevor Reid - September 25, 2020

 

As Cameron Peak Fire reaches historic acreage, experts predict damage to Poudre River

Fort Collins Coloradoan - By Jacy Marmaduke - Published Sept. 12, 2020

 

Controlled Burns Lower Wildfire Risks. These Western States Struggle To Set More Of Them.

HuffPost - By Sophie Quinton - Published May 16, 2019

 

Living In A Fire Dependent Landscape: The Salvation in your snowpack

North Forty News - By Marjie Brown - Published February 2, 2019

 

Life After Flames: The Flipside of Wildfire

North Forty News - By Marjie Brown - Published February 2, 2019

 

Living in a Wildfire Prone Landscape: The Mechanics Behind Prescribed Burning

North Forty News - By Marjie Brown - Published October 14, 2018

 

Living in a Wildfire Prone Landscape

North Forty News - By Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed - Published October 14, 2018

 

Living in a Wildfire Prone Landscape: A Healthy Forest Needs Fire – Fire Ecology in the Poudre Watershed

North Forty News - By Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed - Published August 1, 2018

 

Living in a Wildfire Prone Landscape: Collaborating Across Boundaries for Watershed Benefits

North Forty News - By Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed - Published July 14, 2018