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Case Studies
WWIRC is highlighting case studies around the state that demonstrate the different ways to approach funding for wildfire risk reduction and watershed resilience. Stay tuned for more case studies coming soon.
Case Study: Funding the Forest's Future
Two organizations in Jefferson County invested in forest health. Here's how it paid off.
Jefferson Conservation District and Jefferson County Parks & Open Space implemented wildfire risk reduction treatments in areas of Jefferson County,
Colorado, and saw first hand how those treatments helped prevent a wildfire from being catastrophic.
Case Study:
Before the
Next Fire
How Eagle County Uses a Data Dashboard to Stay Ahead
Learn how proactive mitigation, trained response teams, and a first-of-its-kind data dashboard that tracks funding are protecting a high-risk I-70 corridor community.
Case Study:
Funding Recreation and Wildfire Risk Reduction
The Town of Frisco's Backyard Fuels and Recreation Project
In a unique partnership, the Town of Frisco, CO, and the US Forest Service team up to improve recreation access and safety, while addressing critical wildfire risk reduction actions. Many different funding streams made this project possible.
Case Study: Investing Upstream to Protect What's Downstream
How Denver Water’s From Forests to
Faucets Partnership funds proactive
wildfire mitigation to build resilient
forests and watersheds.
After large wildfires heavily impacted the watershed, reservoirs, and water quality, Denver Water adopted a proactive approach to wildfire risk reduction and watershed resiliency. Their successful From Forests to Faucets Partnership expands the capacity of partner organizations to
implement forest restoration and
wildfire mitigation treatments.