Front Range - Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (FR - CLFRP) PURPOSE The Collaborative Forest Restoration Landscape Program was designated to accelerate ongoing restoration treatments that provide long-lasting ecological, social and economic benefits to ponderosa pine forests surrounding Colorado's Front …

Uncompaghre Plateau - Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (UP - CFLRP) PURPOSE The Uncompaghre Plateau Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program’s (UP-CFLRP) mission is to enhance resiliency, diversity, and productivity of native ecosystems in National Forest System lands on Colorado’s Uncompahgre …

Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Monitoring(WRRG) PURPOSE A unique aspect to the Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant (WRRG) program was the inclusion of funding for monitoring to examine the effectiveness of fire mitigation activities and grant resources.  The Colorado Forest Restoration Institute …

Wildfire and Watersheds PURPOSE There is growing interest from water providers and watershed groups in proactive forest management to reduce the risk of wildfire impacts to water resources, yet forest and watershed managers have limited tools to assess baseline risk, …

Spruce Beetle Epidemic & Aspen Decline Management Response (SBEADMR) PURPOSE The Spruce Beetle Epidemic & Aspen Decline Management Response team strives to understand what effect management styles have upon land affected by spruce beetles. CFRI supports the USFS Rocky Mountain …

Forests to Faucets PURPOSE The Forests-To-Faucets initiative is a partnership between the US Forest Service, Colorado State Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Denver Water to reduce wildfire watershed risks and improve forest conditions across the Colorado Front Range. Over …

Forsythe II Multiparty Monitoring PURPOSE The Forsythe II Multiparty Monitoring Group was formed in response to the Forsythe II Environmental Assessment and Final Decision.  During the introductory meeting on September 20th, 2017, the group decided that the CFRI website would …

Upper South Platte Partnership (USPP) PURPOSE The Upper South Platte Partnership (USPP) is a collaboration between government agencies, water providers, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions which share a vision of sustainable and resilient landscapes, healthy forests, proactive and engaged fire-adapted …

Conservation Effects Assessment Program(CEAP) PURPOSE CFRI collects and analyzes data on watershed and grazing conservation locations for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. CONTEXT The Natural Resources Conservation Service hosts the Conservation Effects Assessment Program (CEAP), a program designed to document and …

San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership PURPOSE The Upper San Juan Mixed Conifer Working Group was convened in Fall 2010 to continue building on the adaptive management of warm-dry mixed conifer forests near Pagosa Springs. CONTEXT Across the nation, natural resources …

Colorado Big Thompson Project (C-BT) PURPOSE The goal of the Colorado Big Thompson (C-BT) Project partnership is to proactively restore forest and watershed health, and to preplan post-wildfire response to protect C-BT infrastructure and water supplies. Watersheds include those on …

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Program PURPOSE Wildland fires in Colorado and the western US are increasingly affecting developed areas, resulting in loss of life and property, disrupting livelihoods and economies, and exacting large financial costs. As wildland fires in the …

High Park Fire Mulch Project PURPOSE The goal of this project is to assess forest regeneration and soil productivity in response to three commonly-used post-fire rehabilitation mulch products (wood strands, wood shreds, and wheat straw). Mulch treatments were established immediately …

Church Park Fire Monitoring PURPOSE The October 2010 Church Park Fire created unique conditions that can help researchers and land managers better understand the ecological consequences of compounding disturbances such as pine beetle infestations,  associated management, and wildfire. CONTEXT Lodgepole …

Front Range & Black Hills Forest Reconstruction Network (FRNet) PURPOSE Management of ponderosa pine forests is increasingly important as the wildland urban interface expands and as climate change and human activity alter the way our forests behave. The National Fire …

Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative PURPOSE The Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative seeks to understand the changes that bark beetle outbreaks have on ecosystems and what managers can do to help ecosystems be resilient in the future. More information on this program …