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Family-Owned Forests: How To Unlock The Carbon Potential In America’S Backyard
By: American Forest Foundation
The Family Forest Carbon Program is a new program, created by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, to open carbon markets to small forest landowners, empowering them to be able to help address our climate challenges.

Leveraging the Landscape - State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2012
By: Forest Trends
Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.

Do You Know What Your Forest Carbon Offsets Are?
By: K Gregg Elliott
In the world of forest carbon offsets, it’s absolutely essential to understand seven general terms with very precise meanings. real additional permanent verifiable quantifiable leakage reversal These concepts apply to all offset projects, but each type of project has its own methodology for calculating offsets.& ...

Urban Forestry
By: David Nowak USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
David Nowak of the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station presents this video short course discussing how trees in cities provide important ecosystem services and help to reduce the urban heat island effect and lower building energy use.

The Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration
By: Luke Nave University of Michigan Biological Station
Luke Nave from the University of Michigan Biological Station presents this video short course on the fact that the largest terrestrial carbon pool is contained in soils.

Grasslands and Carbon - Processes and Trends
By: Rebecca McCulley University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences
Rebecca McCulley of the University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences presents this video short course on Grasslands, which make up 30% of the U.S ...

Forest Management Options for Carbon Sequestration - Considerations in the Eastern U.S.
By: Richard Birdsey USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
Richard Birdsey of the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station provides the Eastern U.S. forest perspective on carbon sequestration and examples of forest carbon management projects in this video short course.

Forest Management Options for Carbon Sequestration - A Western U.S. Perspective
By: Bernard Bormann USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Bernard Bormann of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station presents this video short course on the western U.S. perspective on forest management for carbon sequestration, and the above and below- ground carbon consequences of different management strategies.

Forests and Carbon - Trends and Data for the U.S.
By: Christopher Woodall USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
In this video short course you can get the scoop on forestland carbon storage in the United States, which helps offset approximately 12% of US carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 2) - Protocols, Projects and Opportunities
Andrea Tuttle presents this video short course ont forest carbon markets and how these can be used to capture and hold carbon on the landscape.

Forest Carbon for the Private Landowner (Part 1) - Basics of Carbon Offsets, Markets, and Trading
By: Sarah Hines USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry
Wondering about carbon offsets, credits, baselines, permanence and leakage? Get the carbon basics here and find out why forest offsets could be a bridge to the future.

Bioenergy from Wood and Forest Carbon Dynamics
By: Ken Skog, USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory
What is a carbon neutrality number and how can we ensure that wood used to produce energy makes sense from a carbon offset standpoint?

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
By: Don Stuart, Dennis Canty, and Katherine Killebrew
The Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers, produced by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), provides an overview of available market opportunities for environmental credits and services, how farmers and ranchers can get involved in them, and ways to encourage their continued growth.

Innovations in Market-Based Watershed Conservation in the United States - Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners
By: Terhi Majanen, Rachel Friedman, and Jeffrey C. Milder
New innovations in payments for watershed services (PWS) have emerged in the past decade and are pointing the way toward watershed protection approaches that might effectively complement existing government conservation programs and incentives for rural landowners.

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due - Increasing Landowner Compensation for Ecosystem Services
By: Gina L. LaRocco and Robert L. Deal
This report provides an overview of existing payment programs and markets, and discusses the concepts of bundling and stacking, offer policy recommendations, and provides examples of current efforts to more effectively integrate payment opportunities for landowners.

Ecosystem Service Market Development - The Role and Opportunity for Finance
By: Ray Hartwell and Bruce Aylward Ecosystem Economics LLC
The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.

Meeting Regulatory Needs with Voluntary Conservation
By: Christopher Hartley United States Department of Agriculture - Office of Environmental Markets
Take a look at a PowerPoint presentation on market-based approaches as a voluntary means to reduce the cost of compliance with environmental regulations.& ...

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
By: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

Payments for Forest Carbon
By: Northern Forest Center, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Forest Sustainability in the Wake of Emerging Bioenergy Policies
By: Jody M. Endres
Renewable energy policies generally have assumed that forests can provide a significant source of environmentally-friendly feedstocks for electricity, heat and power generation.

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There are 51 resources serving Western Slope Region in the following categories:

Map of Carbon Sequestration Organizations & Professionals serving Western Slope Region

Carbon Credits and Sequestration

American Carbon Registry
John Kadyszewski - Director - Arlington, VA

Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO

Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme
Forest Trends (attention: BBOP Secretariat) - Washington, DC

C2Invest, LLC
- The Plains, VA

Carbon Cycle Institute (CCI)
- Nicasio, CA

Chicago Climate Exchange
Offset Registry - Chicago, IL

Climate Action Reserve
Gillian Calof - Interim-President/Operations Director - Los Angeles, CA

Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR

Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA

ENVIRON
- Arlington, VA

EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA

Family Forest Carbon Program
American Forest Foundation - Washington, DC

Finite Carbon
- Wayne, PA

Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Portal
Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace - Washington, DC

Forest Trends
Forest Trends Association - Washington, DC

Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC

Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA

Pachama
- San Francisco, CA

Partners for Western Conservation
- Arvada, CO

Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO

TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL

The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR

Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT

Climate Scientists

Judah Cohen
Atmospheric and Environmental Research - Director of Seasonal Forecasting - Lexington, MA

Conservation Credit Markets

Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Colorado Conservation Exchange
Heather Schinkel - Director - Fort Collins, CO

Conservation Tax Credit Transfer, LLC
Jody A. Barbour - Owner - Morrison, CO

Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA

Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA

Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA

EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA

Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA

Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA

Partners for Western Conservation
- Arvada, CO

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA

Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO

Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Berthoud, CO

TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL

Westervelt Ecological Services
Lucy Harrington - Rocky Mountain Regional Manager - Centennial, CO

Mitigation Banks

Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO

Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA

Finger Rock Preserve, LLC.
Ren Martyn - Steamboat Springs, CO

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA

Westervelt Ecological Services
Lucy Harrington - Rocky Mountain Regional Manager - Centennial, CO

Fire Management

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Tools and Information to Protect Your Property From Wildfires
Download this document to find tools and information to help you prepare your home and property for protection against wildfire threats.

Up In Smoke: Fire and Invasives on Western Rangelands
By: Intermountain West Joint Venture
Sagebrush rangelands once covered nearly 250 million acres in western North America. Today, this landscape has been reduced to half its original size and is rapidly shrinking.

Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire
By: National Fire Protection Association
Dr. Jack Cohen, Fire Science Researcher with the USDA Forest Service, explains current research about how homes ignite during wildfires, and the actions that homeowners can take to help their home survive the impacts of flames and embers.

Fire Effects Information System
The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

Species Reviews

Fire Studies

Fire Regime Syntheses

50 Fantastic Fire Science Resources

Every 23 seconds a fire erupts in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and, in 2011 alone, there were over 1.3 million fires that required fire department intervention. Not only are firefighters brave, they are also very busy!

Firefighters often begin their careers by volunteering at local firehouses, joining the junior firefighter league or undergoing training through municipal fire companies. They might also choose to pursue a program in fire science, a path that could end with an associate or bachelor’s degree. The following resources are meant to help aspiring firefighters understand what the job requires, plan for the education and training they will undergo and keep abreast of the field with the latest research, publications and blogs from firefighters who are in the line of duty every day.

50 Fantastic Fire Science Resources

Fire Safety Guide Book

Approximately 140 students complete fire science programs every year in Arkansas at one of the state’s three accredited fire science schools. A significant number of these fire science graduates come out of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy at Southern Arkansas University Tech. Although the number of graduating fire science students is relatively low, their job prospects are wide-ranging. In addition to firefighting and fire service administration, potential career opportunities also include inspecting structures for fire safety or analyzing and investigating the causes of fires.

Fire science education in Arkansas is limited to certificates and associate degrees. Programs range in focus from fire and emergency response to fire science technology to fire services management. Degree programs explore the knowledge and skills that aspiring fire professionals need to enter the workforce, while also offering preparation for specialized career choices.

Fire Science Degree Programs

LANDFIRE Program
LANDFIRE is a program that provides over 20 national geo-spatial layers (e.g. vegetation, fuel, disturbance, etc.), databases, and ecological models that are available to the public for the US and insular areas.

You can view and download products which are updated every two years to reflect change on the landscape over time. These data provide information for regional and national landscape strategic planning for fire and natural resource management activities.

Keep tabs on wildfire activity via this U.S. Geological Survey website, GeoMAC.
Point and Click to Track Wildfire Activity in the United States. Wildfires continue to burn across much of the western United States, and 39,000 fires have scorched 5,899,245 acres this year as of August 7, 2017 according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Cheatgrass and Wildfire – A Dangerous Combination
By: Colorado State University Extension
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), also known as downy brome, is an annual plant native to Eurasia. This aggressive, invasive weed was originally introduced into North America through soils brought by oceangoing vessels and is now a dominant species in the Intermountain West.

FireWise Plant Materials
By: Colorado State University Extension
Creating a defensible space around your home is one of the most important and effective steps you can take to protect you, your family and your home from catastrophic wildfire.

Fire-Resistant Landscaping
By: Colorado State Forest Service
Colorado’s population is growing, its urban areas are rapidly expanding, and people are building more homes in what was once natural forest and brushlands.

Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones
By: Colorado State Forest Service
For more information on how to create wildfire-defensible space around your home, including the three defensible space zones, refer to this ...

Protecting Your Home from Wildfire
By: Colorado State Forest Service
The information contained in this document is for use by individual landowners to help reduce wildfire risk on their property. In this guide, you’ll read about steps you can take to protect your property from wildfire.

A regional assessment of the ecological effects of chipping and mastication fuels reduction and forest restoration treatments.
By: Joint Fire Science Program
Over the past several years, fire managers have increased their use of mastication treatments, the on-site disposal of shrubs and small-diameter trees through chipping and shredding.

Mastication Operational Guidelines
By: Colorado State Forest Service
Mastication of forest biomass for wildfire hazard reduction and forest health improvement has expanded dramatically across the state; the guidelines below focus on mastication techniques.

Is Your Property Safe From Wildfire?
By: Yvonne Carree Barkley
Fire is an important natural process of forests and rangelands. But while fire plays an important role in the ecology of these areas, it can be devastating if homes, valuable timber, and range areas are destroyed.

After the Fires - Hydrophobic Soils
By: Randy Brooks
Hydrophobic soils repel water. A thin layer of soil at or below the mineral soil surface can become hydrophobic after intense heating. The hydrophobic layer is the result of a waxy substance that is derived from plant material burned during a hot fire.

Lack of prescribed burns fuels rise of megafires, ASU fire historian says
By: Scott Seckel
Wildfire is a striking story, often filled with the drama of danger. But there's a narrative missing from many of the reports: We need more controlled fires to prevent these runaway infernos, said fire historian and Arizona State University Regents’ Professor Stephen Pyne.

The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy - Phase III Western Regional Science-Based Risk Analysis Report (Western Regional Risk Report)
By: Western Regional Strategy Committee
The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy) is a bold, new national approach to the increasingly complex reality of wildland fire and land management, and fire response.

The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy - Phase III Western Regional Action Plan
By: Western Regional Strategy Committee
The Western Regional Action Plan is part of the culmination of a three-year effort put into motion by the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act of 2009 (FLAME Act).

Wildfire and Vegetation Response to Climate Change
By: Rachel Loehman USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Rachel Loehman of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station presents this video short course on how climate, fire and vegetation are closely linked in western ecosystems and discusses how climate change might affect vegetation by changing wildfire disturbance patterns.

Reframing HRO A Focus on Behavior
By: Bureau of Land Management Fire and Aviation Directorate -Division of Fire Operations

BLM Fire Preparedness Program Summary for 2014
By: Bureau of Land Management
As fire seasons have tended to become longer and fire behavior more severe, questions inevitably arise among the public and media. “Is ...

Show Fire Management Organizations & Professionals (41)

There are 41 resources serving Western Slope Region in the following categories:

Map of Fire Management Organizations & Professionals serving Western Slope Region

Fire Services / Prescribed Burning

Bruce Short
Short Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Mancos, CO

Chloeta Fire Inc.
- Midwest City, OK

Colorado Forest Management LLC
Stefan J Reinold - Wheat Ridge, CO

Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO

Double W Services, Inc.
Wiiliam Roy Williams - Lakewood, CO

Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO

Lisa Mason
Colorado State Forest Service - Conservation Education - Fort Collins, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

Rampart Fire Service
Keith Balka - President of Fire Operations - Centennial, CO

Rocky Mountain Fire Portal
CO

Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO

West Region Wildfire Council
Lilia C. Falk - Director - Montrose, CO

Foresters

Barry Rhea
Rhea Environmental Consulting - Owner, primary consultant - Mancos, CO

Bjorn M. Dahl, ACF
Dahl Environment Services LLC - President - Golden, CO

Bruce Short
Short Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Mancos, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Durango Field Office
- Durango, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins
- Fort Collins, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Montrose Field Office
- Montrose, CO

Council of Western State Foresters
Sara Goodwin - Communications Director - Edgewater, CO

Forest Stewardship Program
- Fort Collins, CO

Grand Junction Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service
- Grand Junction, CO

Greenleaf Forestry and Wood Products, Inc.
Len Lankford - President and CEO - Westcliffe, CO

Gretchen Cross
Buell Environmental LLC - Forester - Encampment, WY

James E. Ficke, ACF
Natural Resource Consultants - President - Steamboat Springs, CO

James Webb
Forest Stewardship Concepts, Ltd. - Certified Forester - Monte Vista, CO

Jim McGannon
Forestry/Landscape Consultant - Golden, CO

Joe Reddan, ACF
Flexilis Forestry - Principal - Durango, CO

Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO

Lawton Grinter
Rocky Mountain Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Wheat Ridge, CO

Mark Rasmussen
Mason Bruce & Girard Inc. - Forester Planner & Economist - Portland, OR

Markit! Forestry Management
- Colorado Springs, CO

Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

Southwestern Environmental Consultants, Inc.
- Sedona, AZ

TigerTree Land Management
Franz Lani - Laramie, WY

Woodlot and Timber Services

Chloeta Fire Inc.
- Midwest City, OK

Colorado Timber Industry Association
Tom Troxel - Delta, CO

Forest Resources Association Inc. - Western Region
Vickie Hoffart - FRA Region Manager - Kennewick, WA

Greenleaf Forestry and Wood Products, Inc.
Len Lankford - President and CEO - Westcliffe, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

TigerTree Land Management
Franz Lani - Laramie, WY

Firewise Communities

Show Articles on Firewise Communities (22)

Tools and Information to Protect Your Property From Wildfires
Download this document to find tools and information to help you prepare your home and property for protection against wildfire threats.

Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire
By: National Fire Protection Association
Dr. Jack Cohen, Fire Science Researcher with the USDA Forest Service, explains current research about how homes ignite during wildfires, and the actions that homeowners can take to help their home survive the impacts of flames and embers.

Fire Effects Information System
The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

Species Reviews

Fire Studies

Fire Regime Syntheses

50 Fantastic Fire Science Resources

Every 23 seconds a fire erupts in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and, in 2011 alone, there were over 1.3 million fires that required fire department intervention. Not only are firefighters brave, they are also very busy!

Firefighters often begin their careers by volunteering at local firehouses, joining the junior firefighter league or undergoing training through municipal fire companies. They might also choose to pursue a program in fire science, a path that could end with an associate or bachelor’s degree. The following resources are meant to help aspiring firefighters understand what the job requires, plan for the education and training they will undergo and keep abreast of the field with the latest research, publications and blogs from firefighters who are in the line of duty every day.

50 Fantastic Fire Science Resources

Fire Safety Guide Book

Approximately 140 students complete fire science programs every year in Arkansas at one of the state’s three accredited fire science schools. A significant number of these fire science graduates come out of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy at Southern Arkansas University Tech. Although the number of graduating fire science students is relatively low, their job prospects are wide-ranging. In addition to firefighting and fire service administration, potential career opportunities also include inspecting structures for fire safety or analyzing and investigating the causes of fires.

Fire science education in Arkansas is limited to certificates and associate degrees. Programs range in focus from fire and emergency response to fire science technology to fire services management. Degree programs explore the knowledge and skills that aspiring fire professionals need to enter the workforce, while also offering preparation for specialized career choices.

Fire Science Degree Programs

LANDFIRE Program
LANDFIRE is a program that provides over 20 national geo-spatial layers (e.g. vegetation, fuel, disturbance, etc.), databases, and ecological models that are available to the public for the US and insular areas.

You can view and download products which are updated every two years to reflect change on the landscape over time. These data provide information for regional and national landscape strategic planning for fire and natural resource management activities.

Keep tabs on wildfire activity via this U.S. Geological Survey website, GeoMAC.
Point and Click to Track Wildfire Activity in the United States. Wildfires continue to burn across much of the western United States, and 39,000 fires have scorched 5,899,245 acres this year as of August 7, 2017 according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

FireWise Plant Materials
By: Colorado State University Extension
Creating a defensible space around your home is one of the most important and effective steps you can take to protect you, your family and your home from catastrophic wildfire.

Are You FireWise? Notebook
By: Colorado State Forest Service
Many people don’t realize that they face serious wildfire danger. But if you live in the foothills, grasslands or mountains of Colorado, you are at risk! To be FireWise, you must carry out certain fire-protection measures before a fire even starts.

Fire Adapted Communities Reference Guide
By: Fire Adapted Communities Coalition
This guide is designed to help leaders, planners, emergency professionals, and citizens learn the best approaches and programs to help their community become more fire adapted.

Firewise Recognition Program - Community Assessment Template
By: Firewise Communities/USA
This text is prepared for the use of individuals conducting community assessments as a part of the Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program.

The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy - Phase III Western Regional Action Plan
By: Western Regional Strategy Committee
The Western Regional Action Plan is part of the culmination of a three-year effort put into motion by the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act of 2009 (FLAME Act).

Firewise Volunteer Tools
By: Firewise Communities/USA
To qualify as a recognized Firewise Communities/USA site, NFPA's Firewise Communities programs asks you to document your investment in these Firewise efforts by tracking any expenses, grants received, and especially time spent by volunteers in making your community safer from wildfire.

Firewise Activities Matching Funds Recording Sheet
By: Firewise Communities/USA
Learn what qualifies for matching funds for Firewise grants.

Firewise Volunteer/In-kind Tracking Sheet
By: Firewise Communities/USA

Firewise Volunteer Time Sheet
By: Firewise Communities/USA

A User Guide to the Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program
By: Firewise Communities/USA
This guide is provided as a general reference and resource for those interested or planning to become a recognized Firewise community.

Firewise Application 2015
By: Firewise Communities/USA
Upon completion of the recognition criteria outline in this application, please submit this for to your Firewise State Liaison for review and approval.

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
By: Firewise Communities/USA

About Your Firewise Investment
By: Firewise Communities/USA
Investing in local Firewise actions proves that your community takes wildfire safety seriously.

BLM Fire Preparedness Program Summary for 2014
By: Bureau of Land Management
As fire seasons have tended to become longer and fire behavior more severe, questions inevitably arise among the public and media. “Is ...

Western Wildfires
By: Joe Nick Patoski
Most western states have been experiencing drier-than-normal range conditions, and many regions are officially in drought. Conditions have been ripe for a major outbreak quite awhile.

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There are 12 resources serving Western Slope Region in the following categories:

Fire Services / Prescribed Burning (12)

Map of Firewise Communities Organizations & Professionals serving Western Slope Region

Fire Services / Prescribed Burning

Bruce Short
Short Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Mancos, CO

Chloeta Fire Inc.
- Midwest City, OK

Colorado Forest Management LLC
Stefan J Reinold - Wheat Ridge, CO

Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO

Double W Services, Inc.
Wiiliam Roy Williams - Lakewood, CO

Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO

Lisa Mason
Colorado State Forest Service - Conservation Education - Fort Collins, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

Rampart Fire Service
Keith Balka - President of Fire Operations - Centennial, CO

Rocky Mountain Fire Portal
CO

Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO

West Region Wildfire Council
Lilia C. Falk - Director - Montrose, CO

Forest Best Management Practices

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Small Farms and Woodlots
By: Eric Norland, National Program Leader, Forest Resource Management USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Learn about how woodlots of today provide much more for their owners, including income from selling wood and nonwood products, forest-based income opportunities such as lease hunting and recreation, solitude and escape from emotional pressures and stress of modern living and working, and simply the pride of owning and caring for the land.

Forest* A *Syst
Forest*A*Syst is a self-assessment guide, designed for a national audience, with the goals of helping new forest landowners articulate their objectives in a written management plan and foster a working relationship with a resource professional who can provide them with technical assistance. The national document was intended to serve as a protocol for state forestry agencies to follow as they developed their own state-specific Forest*A*Syst document and programming. Only a few states adopted the concept and produced their own printed version of Forest*A*Syst.
Profile Your Land

Forestry Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality in Colorado
By: Colorado State Forest Service
This publication is dedicated to the stewardship of Colorado’s forest lands – especially clean water. It outlines Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the protection of natural resources.

A regional assessment of the ecological effects of chipping and mastication fuels reduction and forest restoration treatments.
By: Joint Fire Science Program
Over the past several years, fire managers have increased their use of mastication treatments, the on-site disposal of shrubs and small-diameter trees through chipping and shredding.

Mastication Operational Guidelines
By: Colorado State Forest Service
Mastication of forest biomass for wildfire hazard reduction and forest health improvement has expanded dramatically across the state; the guidelines below focus on mastication techniques.

Everything You Know About Timber Harvest is Probably Wrong
By: Brent T. Wheat
The problem is all the people who don’t understand the body of science behind timber management and who become highly agitated whenever they see trees being harvested.

Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan - The key to forest management
By: Maryland Cooperative Extension
Forest stewardship is the management of forest resources in a way that meets the needs of the current owners, but does not adversely affect use by future generations.

High Grade Harvesting - Understand the impacts, know your options
By: Paul Catanzaro and Anthony D'Amato
As a landowner, you may be approached by a logger or forester to have a “high grade” harvest of your woods, which they typically call “selective cutting.& ...

After the Fires - Hydrophobic Soils
By: Randy Brooks
Hydrophobic soils repel water. A thin layer of soil at or below the mineral soil surface can become hydrophobic after intense heating. The hydrophobic layer is the result of a waxy substance that is derived from plant material burned during a hot fire.

Caring for Your Forest With a Forest Stewardship Plan
By: USDA Forest Service
If you own or manage forest land, you are probably concerned about keeping it productive and healthy now and in the years to come. Like many forest landowners, you may want to sustain or increase the economic value of your forest while protecting environmental assets such as wildlife and clean water.

Bird Conservation in Private Ponderosa Pine Forests
American Bird Conservancy (ABC), in cooperation with the American Forest Foundation, Forest Restoration Partnership, and several other partners, is working with private landowners to implement bird conservation measures in ponderosa pine habitat throughout the western United States.

CP 33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
CP-33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds is available under the United States Department of Agriculture Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP).

Developing Wildlife-Friendly Pine Plantations
By: NC State University Cooperative Extension

Using Conservation Easements to Protect Working Forests
By: Brenda Lind
For decades, conservation easements have protected open space values such as wildlife habitat, ecological diversity, recreational access and aesthetics.

Smallholder agroforestry plots may boost tree conservation - Report
By: Barbara Fraser
When natural forests are threatened by deforestation or climate change, the best hope for the survival of certain at risk tree species may be to include them in agroforestry plots managed by small farmers, according to new research.

Working Trees for Agriculture
By: USDA National Agroforestry Center
Putting trees to work in conservation and production systems for farms, ranches, and nearby communities means planting the right trees, in the right places and in the correct design to achieve desired objectives.

Tim's Tips - Use of Wedges
By: Forest Applications Training
The use of wedges in logging has a long history. The mechanics involved are quite simple. Depending on the height and diameter of the tree, it is possible to fell it in a direction opposite of its lean with a wedge that gives no more than one inch of lift.

Regenerating Hardwood Forests
By: Penn State Extension
Managing Competing Plants, Deer, and Light.

Romancing the Crop Tree
By: Allan E. Houston, Edward R. Bucker and James S. Meadows
Foresters and landowners alike desire alternatives to traditional silviculture techniques, and it may come as a relief to foresters and the public as well that there is an array of literature residing between the un-easy bookends of selection and clear cutting that remains to be written.

Prescribed Fire Associations
By: John R. Weir and Terrence G. Bidwell
A Prescribed Fire Association is a group of landowners and other concerned citizens that form a partnership to conduct prescribed burns. Prescribed burning is the key land management tool used to restore and maintain native plant communities to their former diversity and productivity for livestock production and wildlife habitat.

Forestry Resources

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Family-Owned Forests: How To Unlock The Carbon Potential In America’S Backyard
By: American Forest Foundation
The Family Forest Carbon Program is a new program, created by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, to open carbon markets to small forest landowners, empowering them to be able to help address our climate challenges.

Fire Effects Information System
The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

Species Reviews

Fire Studies

Fire Regime Syntheses

Don’t Move Firewood
Trees are being destroyed through the transportation of invasive insects & diseases in firewood. One of the most important things we can do to protect trees is stop moving invasive pests and diseases to new areas on firewood. It’s really that simple- don't move firewood, and keep trees healthy and alive. Forests are great places to play, but they also keep our air clean and our water pure. We must protect them by not moving firewood, so our kids, grandkids and great-grandkids can enjoy these amazing places like we do.

The Don't Move Firewood campaign is managed on a day-to-day basis by The Nature Conservancy's Forest Health Protection Program staff. Don't Move Firewood as a whole was begun, and is advised, by the Continental Dialogue on Non-native Insects and Diseases. Select a state to get localized information.

Nontimber Forest Product Resources for Small Forestland Owners and Businesses
The purpose of this website is to provide information and tools to help advance commercial development of nontimber forest products (NTFPs) on small forestlands in the United States. For the purposes of this website, NTFPs are defined as all wild, wild-simulated, and cultivated native forest vegetation other than lumber and lumber industry by-products (e.g., industrial turpentine, plywood, sawdust, strand board).

My Land Plan
My Land Plan is a resource for woodland owners, by woodland owners to help you protect and enjoy your woods and is provided to you by the American Forest Foundation (AFF). AFF works on behalf of family forest owners around the country who want to ensure their woods stay healthy for all the reasons why we love woods – wildlife, recreation, solitude, a place to enjoy with family and friends.

My Land Plan offers a unique and specialized set of tools to help you find, store and use material that is especially tailored to your needs and goals. To access these tools, you will have to sign up for an account and give us some basic information about your woods, which will be stored in a confidential, password protected site.

Once you set up an MLP account, you will be able to:

Make a map of your land and mark special features such as trails, water bodies, good picnic spots or places where you're likely to see wildlife.

Set goals for your land--such as increasing wildlife or building trails--and see specific steps to accomplish them.

Access customized information about local government agencies, nonprofits and businesses that can help you with specific tasks and questions.

Keep a journal to record your experiences on your land in words and pictures. Share journal entries with your friends and family

Connect with other woodland owners who can offer you advice, ideas, inspiration and encouragement. Offer them the same in return.

Geospatial Data Gateway
The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the Geospatial Data Warehouse. It is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. It allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize the format, then review and download.

This service is made available through a close partnership between the three Service Center Agencies (SCA); Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD).

Get Up-to-Date Tax Information on Forestland and Timber Issues
The National Timber Tax website was developed to be used by timberland owners, as well as a reference source for accountants, attorneys, consulting foresters and other professionals who work with timberland owners by answering specific questions regarding the tax treatment of timber related activities. Click Here!

Other forestland and timber resouces include:
TimberTax.com hosted by the National Woodlot Owners Association, which provides a current list of tax preparers with training in timber tax issues.

Forest* A *Syst
Forest*A*Syst is a self-assessment guide, designed for a national audience, with the goals of helping new forest landowners articulate their objectives in a written management plan and foster a working relationship with a resource professional who can provide them with technical assistance. The national document was intended to serve as a protocol for state forestry agencies to follow as they developed their own state-specific Forest*A*Syst document and programming. Only a few states adopted the concept and produced their own printed version of Forest*A*Syst.
Profile Your Land

Forest Products Laboratory
Forest Products Laboratory

Located in Madison, Wisconsin, since 1910

Nation's only federally funded wood utilization research laboratory

Currently employs 60 Research Scientists

Primarily or partly responsible for many of today's wood-based technologies, including wood preservatives, glulam beams, oriented strandboard, and fiber-based packaging

Research partnerships located in virtually every state in the Nation

Early research highlights

Reduced timber demand for railroad ties by 75% through preservatives research

Increased average lumber yield per log from 25% to 60%

Wood frame technology used in over 90% of our Nation's homes

Designed and constructed Nation's first prefabricated home

Best Tree Finder
The Arbor Day Foundation has created a tool that helps you find the best tree for your area. Just answer a few quick questions as to what you are looking for and the environment that you are in and the Tree-Finder will give you a list of suggested species. Click here.

Colorado Statewide Forest Resource Assessment
By: Colorado State Forest Service
The Colorado Statewide Forest Resource Assessment was initiated in response to a mandate from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and contained in the Forestry Title of the 2008 Farm Bill.

Colorado State Forest Service five-year strategic plan
By: Colorado State Forest Service
The Colorado State Forest Service Five-Year Strategic Plan: 2016-2020 is derived from the collective voice of the CSFS and its external partners, and supports the agency moving cohesively toward the same overarching strategic goals and vision of “healthy and resilient forests.& ...

Trees and Forests - America's Critical Green Infrastructure
By: National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service
2016 State & Private Forestry Report

Safe Harbor - Helping Landowners Help Endangered Species
By: Envrironmental Defense
This handbook describes safe harbor agreements and the way in which they work. It aims to help you decide if a safe harbor agreement makes sense for your land.& ...

Everything You Know About Timber Harvest is Probably Wrong
By: Brent T. Wheat
The problem is all the people who don’t understand the body of science behind timber management and who become highly agitated whenever they see trees being harvested.

Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan - The key to forest management
By: Maryland Cooperative Extension
Forest stewardship is the management of forest resources in a way that meets the needs of the current owners, but does not adversely affect use by future generations.

Estate Planning for Forest Landowners - What Will Become of Your Timberland?
By: William C. Siegel, Harry L. Haney, Jr., and John L. Greene
The purpose of this book is to provide guidelines and assistance to nonindustrial private forest owners and the legal, tax, financial, insurance, and forestry professionals who serve them on the application of estate planning techniques to forest properties.

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
By: North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee
The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

Do you have a plan for your family forest?
By: Jay Braunscheidel
More family woodlands will change hands and be sub-divided in the next 10 years than at any point in America’s history. That fact stru ...

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
By: Margaret Krome (MFAI), George Reistad (MFAI) and NSAC's policy staff
This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

REITs and Timber Taxation
By: Dr. Linda Wang
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a special tax entity investing in real estate (such as shopping malls, apartments, and timberland).

Federal Income Tax on Timber - A Quick Guide For Woodland Owners
By: USDA Forest Service
This publication provides a quick reference on timber tax laws that are important to woodland owners. It presents concise and easy-to-understand explanations of issues related to woodland owners.

Income Tax Deduction fo Timber Casualty Loss
By: Dr. Linda Wang
Timber damaged or destroyed by hurricane, fire, earthquake, ice, hail, tornado, high wind and other storms are casualty losses that may allow timberland owners to claim a deduction on their federal income tax returns.

Forest to Faucet - Why National Forests Are More Than Recreational Spaces
By: Char Miller
One of the foundational principles of the U.S. Forest Service is water. This observation was made in reference to the impact of the Clean Water Act on the importance to watershed management within the national forests.

Under Cover - Wildlife of Shrublands and Young Forest
By: Meghan Gilbart, Wildlife Management Institute
The term “early successional habitat” describes the shrubs, trees, and other plants that grow back on the land after older vegetation has been removed or cut back.

The Challenge of Maintaining Working Forests in 21st Century America
By: Amos Eno
Recently I made a presentation to the Society of American Foresters (SAF) at their annual conference. My overall theme was that working forests, not wilderness areas and parks, are the prospective foundations of our prosperity in the 21st century.

An American Land Ethic - Protecting the Family Farm
By: Robert R. Williams
Most Americans think of New Jersey as the overcrowded land of turnpikes and oil refineries. The truth is much more diverse. New Jersey has a wide landscape, with a variety of forest ecosystems, from the hardwood forests in the mountains of northern New Jersey to the coastal-plain, pine forest ecosystems of the southern area of the state.

Unlocking the Economic Potential of Your Woodlot
By: Carl Wiedemann
If you’re interested in long-term woodlot management, this article investigates the benefits of silviculture and the idea that forest management considers the trees that are left growing after a timber sale are just as important as the trees that are cut.

Wildfire and Vegetation Response to Climate Change
By: Rachel Loehman USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Rachel Loehman of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station presents this video short course on how climate, fire and vegetation are closely linked in western ecosystems and discusses how climate change might affect vegetation by changing wildfire disturbance patterns.

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
By: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

Payments for Forest Carbon
By: Northern Forest Center, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

A User Guide to the Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program
By: Firewise Communities/USA
This guide is provided as a general reference and resource for those interested or planning to become a recognized Firewise community.

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
By: Firewise Communities/USA

Forest Loss on the Rebound - Sustaining Investments for America's Natural Resource Future
By: Tom Tidwell

Developing Wildlife-Friendly Pine Plantations
By: NC State University Cooperative Extension

Using Conservation Easements to Protect Working Forests
By: Brenda Lind
For decades, conservation easements have protected open space values such as wildlife habitat, ecological diversity, recreational access and aesthetics.

The Importance of Land Trusts to Forestry
By: T.J. McEvoy
Almost everyone in forestry has heard of land trusts since they have become a common fixture especially in areas that are rapidly urbanizing.

Smallholder agroforestry plots may boost tree conservation - Report
By: Barbara Fraser
When natural forests are threatened by deforestation or climate change, the best hope for the survival of certain at risk tree species may be to include them in agroforestry plots managed by small farmers, according to new research.

Working Trees for Agriculture
By: USDA National Agroforestry Center
Putting trees to work in conservation and production systems for farms, ranches, and nearby communities means planting the right trees, in the right places and in the correct design to achieve desired objectives.

Regenerating Hardwood Forests
By: Penn State Extension
Managing Competing Plants, Deer, and Light.

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There are 393 resources serving Western Slope Region in the following categories:

Map of Forestry Resources Organizations & Professionals serving Western Slope Region

Carbon Credits and Sequestration

American Carbon Registry
John Kadyszewski - Director - Arlington, VA

Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO

Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme
Forest Trends (attention: BBOP Secretariat) - Washington, DC

C2Invest, LLC
- The Plains, VA

Carbon Cycle Institute (CCI)
- Nicasio, CA

Chicago Climate Exchange
Offset Registry - Chicago, IL

Climate Action Reserve
Gillian Calof - Interim-President/Operations Director - Los Angeles, CA

Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR

Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA

ENVIRON
- Arlington, VA

EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA

Family Forest Carbon Program
American Forest Foundation - Washington, DC

Finite Carbon
- Wayne, PA

Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Portal
Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace - Washington, DC

Forest Trends
Forest Trends Association - Washington, DC

Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC

Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA

Pachama
- San Francisco, CA

Partners for Western Conservation
- Arvada, CO

Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO

TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL

The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR

Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT

Conservation Credit Markets

Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Colorado Conservation Exchange
Heather Schinkel - Director - Fort Collins, CO

Conservation Tax Credit Transfer, LLC
Jody A. Barbour - Owner - Morrison, CO

Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA

Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA

Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA

EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA

Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA

Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA

Partners for Western Conservation
- Arvada, CO

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA

Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO

Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Berthoud, CO

TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL

Westervelt Ecological Services
Lucy Harrington - Rocky Mountain Regional Manager - Centennial, CO

Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Ecological Services Program - Falls Church, VA

Candidate Conservation Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

Colorado Ecological Service Field Office - USFWS
- Denver, CO

Colorado Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office
Gregory Gerlich - FAC Assistant Regional Director - Denver, CO

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Region 6 - Mountain Prairie - Lakewood, CO

Fish Passage Program - Mountain-Prairie Region
Bill Rice - Fish Passage Coordinator - Denver, CO

Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Yvette Converse - GNLCC Coordinator - Bozeman, MT

Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Landowner Incentive Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA

National Fish Passage Program
- Falls Church, VA

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program
U.S. Department of the Interior - Arlington, VA

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA

Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Colorado
Dominic Barrett - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Lakewood, CO

Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Kevin Johnson, SRLCC Coordinator - Fish Wildlife Service - Lakewood, CO

Sport Fish Restoration Program
Karen Big Crow - Fiscal and Grants Management Specialist - Lakewood, CO

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Samantha Brooke - Coastal Program Team Lead - Falls Church, VA

Western Colorado Field Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Grand Junction, CO

Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT

Fire Services / Prescribed Burning

Bruce Short
Short Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Mancos, CO

Chloeta Fire Inc.
- Midwest City, OK

Colorado Forest Management LLC
Stefan J Reinold - Wheat Ridge, CO

Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO

Double W Services, Inc.
Wiiliam Roy Williams - Lakewood, CO

Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO

Lisa Mason
Colorado State Forest Service - Conservation Education - Fort Collins, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

Rampart Fire Service
Keith Balka - President of Fire Operations - Centennial, CO

Rocky Mountain Fire Portal
CO

Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO

West Region Wildfire Council
Lilia C. Falk - Director - Montrose, CO

Foresters

Barry Rhea
Rhea Environmental Consulting - Owner, primary consultant - Mancos, CO

Bjorn M. Dahl, ACF
Dahl Environment Services LLC - President - Golden, CO

Bruce Short
Short Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Mancos, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Durango Field Office
- Durango, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins
- Fort Collins, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Montrose Field Office
- Montrose, CO

Council of Western State Foresters
Sara Goodwin - Communications Director - Edgewater, CO

Forest Stewardship Program
- Fort Collins, CO

Grand Junction Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service
- Grand Junction, CO

Greenleaf Forestry and Wood Products, Inc.
Len Lankford - President and CEO - Westcliffe, CO

Gretchen Cross
Buell Environmental LLC - Forester - Encampment, WY

James E. Ficke, ACF
Natural Resource Consultants - President - Steamboat Springs, CO

James Webb
Forest Stewardship Concepts, Ltd. - Certified Forester - Monte Vista, CO

Jim McGannon
Forestry/Landscape Consultant - Golden, CO

Joe Reddan, ACF
Flexilis Forestry - Principal - Durango, CO

Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO

Lawton Grinter
Rocky Mountain Forestry LLC - Certified Forester - Wheat Ridge, CO

Mark Rasmussen
Mason Bruce & Girard Inc. - Forester Planner & Economist - Portland, OR

Markit! Forestry Management
- Colorado Springs, CO

Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

Southwestern Environmental Consultants, Inc.
- Sedona, AZ

TigerTree Land Management
Franz Lani - Laramie, WY

Government Agencies

Bureau of Land Management
Colorado State Office - Lakewood, CO

Bureau of Land Management
Nikki Haskett - Office of National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships - Washington, DC

Bureau of Land Management
Eastern States State Office - Washington, DC

Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO

Colorado Department of Natural Resources
- Denver, CO

Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
- Denver, CO

Colorado Division of Water Resources
Laura Kalafus - Program Assistant - Denver, CO

Colorado Division of Water Resources Division Office 4
- Montrose, CO

Colorado Division of Water Resources Division Office 7
Melissa Schneider - Program Assistant - Durango, CO

Colorado Ecological Service Field Office - USFWS
- Denver, CO

Colorado NRCS State Office
Clint Evans - State Conservationist - Denver, CO

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Denver, CO

Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Denver, CO

Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Gunnison Office
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Southwest Region - Gunnison, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins
- Fort Collins, CO

Colorado State Land Board
- Denver, CO

Colorado State Land Board
District 1 - Northwest - Steamboat Springs, CO

Colorado State Land Board
District 4 - Southwest - Alamosa, CO

Cortez Area Office
USDA Rural Development - Cortez, CO

Cortez Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Cortez, CO

Delta Area Office
USDA Rural Development - Delta, CO

Delta County Farm Service Agency
Delta Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Delta, CO

Delta Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Delta, CO

Division of Water Resources Division Office 5
Heather Ramsey - Program Assistant - Glenwood Springs, CO

Dolores County Farm Service Agency
Dove Creek Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Dove Creek, CO

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area - BLM
- Grand Junction, CO

Dove Creek Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Dove Creek, CO

Durango Office
Clorado Parks and Wildlife - Southwest Region - Durango, CO

Durango Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Durango, CO

Garfield County Farm Service Agency
Glenwood Springs Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Glenwood Spgs, CO

Glenwood Springs Office
Clorado Parks and Wildlife - Northwest Region - Glenwood Springs, CO

Glenwood Springs Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Glenwood Spgs, CO

Grand Junction Office
Clorado Parks and Wildlife - Northwest Region - Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Grand Junction, CO

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area - BLM
- Montrose, CO

Keep It Colorado (formerly Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts)
Melissa Daruna - Exeuctive Director - Golden, CO

La Plata County Farm Service Agency
Durango Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Durango, CO

McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area - BLM
- Grand Junction, CO

Mesa County Farm Service Agency
Grand Junction Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Grand Junction, CO

Montezuma County Farm Service Agency
Cortez Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Cortez, CO

Montrose County Farm Service Agency
Montrose Service Center - Farm Service Agency - Montrose, CO

Montrose Office
Clorado Parks and Wildlife - Southwest Region - Montrose, CO

Montrose Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Montrose, CO

National Invasive Species Council
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC

Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA - Washington, DC

Northwest District Office - BLM
- Silt, CO

Pagosa Spgs Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Pagosa Spgs, CO

Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
- Denver, CO

Royal Gorge Field Office - BLM
- Canon City, CO

Southwest District Office - BLM
- Montrose, CO

State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service - Office of Communication - Washington, DC

Tres Rios Field Office - BLM
- Dolores, CO

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Washington, DC

U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC

Uncompahgre Field Office - BLM
- Montrose, CO

United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior - Washington, DC

USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Clarice Navarro - Denver, CO

USDA Rural Development - Colorado Office
- Denver, CO

Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Cheyenne, WY

Western Colorado Field Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Grand Junction, CO

Western Governors’ Association
James Ogsbury - Executive Director - Denver, CO

Natural Resource Law Attorneys

Alison E. Wente
Holland & Hart LLP - Associate - Aspen, CO

Allan Beezley
Allan C. Beezley, P.C. - Boulder, CO

Amanda Hemmerich
Burns, Figa & Will - Associate - Greenwood Village, CO

Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Bradley Switzer
Law Offices of Bradley N. Switzer - Montrose, CO

Brandon L. Jensen
Budd–Falen Law Offices, LLC - Senior Associate - Cheyenne, WY

Cameron A. Grant
Lyons Gaddis Kahn Hall Jeffers Dworak & Grant PC - Longmont, CO

Christina R. Sloan
The Sloan Law Firm, PLLC - Moab, UT

Christopher G. Hayes
The Hayes Law Firm LLC - Denver, CO

Christopher R. Stork
Patrick, Miller and Noto - Basalt, CO

Conservation Law Center
- Bloomington, IN

Daniel F. Fitzgerald
Hoskin Farina & Kampf, PC - Grand Junction, CO

Danielle L. Van Arsdale
Patrick, Miller and Noto - Basalt, CO

David F. Bower
Johnson & Repucci LLP - Louisville, CO

David L. Kuosman
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP - Partner - Boulder, CO

David Lawrence Kueter
Holsinger Law, LLC - Attorney - Denver, CO

Debra A. Conroy
Keller Law, LLC - Craig, CO

Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA

Ernie F. Fazekas
Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. - Castle Rock, CO

Ezekiel (Zeke) J. Williams
Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese, PC - Denver, CO

Franklin J. Falen
Budd-Falen Law Offices, L.L.C. - Cheyenne, WY

Gabriella Stockmayer
Dietze and Davis, P.C. - Boulder, CO

Gary L. Greer
Sherman & Howard L.L.C. - Denver, CO

Gregory A. Vallin
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP - Denver, CO

Gregory J Cucrola
Law Offices of Gregory J Cucarola - Sterling, CO

Gregory K. Hoskin
Hoskin Farina & Kampf, PC - Grand Junction, CO

Harvey W. Curtis
Harvey W. Curtis & Associates - Englewood, CO

Jack D. Palma, II
Holland & Hart LLP - Of Counsel - Cheyenne, WY

James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO

James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL

Jason M. Groves
Patrick, Miller and Noto - Basalt, CO

Jenifer E. Scoggin
Holland & Hart LLP - Of Counsel - Cheyenne, WY

Jenna H. Keller
Keller Law, LLC - Craig, CO

Jessica E. Jay
Conservation Law, P.C - Attorney at Law - Evergreen, CO

John H. Birkeland
Sherman & Howard L.L.C. - Denver, CO

John P. Justus
Hoskin Farina & Kampf, PC - Grand Junction, CO

Karl F. Kumli III
Dietze and Davis, P.C. - Boulder, CO

Kate Ryan
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti - Attorney - Boulder, CO

Kellie Nelson Fetter
Sherman & Howard L.L.C. - Denver, CO

Kent Holsinger
Holsinger Law, LLC - Denver, CO

Kevin L. Patrick
Patrick, Miller and Noto - Waterlaw - Aspen, CO

L. Richard (Dick) Bratton
Hoskin Farina & Kampf, Professional Corporation - Gunnison, CO

Laurie A. Cahill
Hoskin Farina & Kampf, PC - Grand Junction, CO

Lawrence Kueter
The Law Office of Lawrence R. Kueter - Attorney - Denver, CO

Leah K. Martinsson
Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP - Special Counsel - Boulder, CO

Lee Fanyo
Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese P.C. - Denver, CO

Lori Potter
Kaplan, Kirsch, Rockwell LLP - Partner - Denver, CO

M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA

Mark D. Detsky
Dietze and Davis, P.C. - Boulder, CO

Meghan N. Winokur
Holland & Hart LLP - Associate - Aspen, CO

Melinda Beck
Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese P.C. - Denver, CO

Michael Hockersmith
Hockersmith Law PC - Ouray, CO

Misti Schmidt
Conservation Partners LLP - Partner - Oakland, CA

Mountain States Legal Foundation
William Perry Pendley - President and COO - Lakewood, CO

Murray D. Feldman
Holland & Hart - Partner - Boise, ID

Nicholas G. Muller
Dietze and Davis, P.C. - Boulder, CO

Paul L. Noto
Patrick, Miller aned Noto - Basalt, CO

Paul M. Seby
Holland & Hart - Partner - Denver, CO

Paul Sachs P.C.
- Attorney at Law - Steamboat Springs, CO

Pete F. Michaelson
Law Office of Peter F. Michaelson, P.C. - Westcliffe, CO

Peter D. Nichols
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP - Partner - Boulder, CO

Peter G. Koclanes
Sherman & Howard L.L.C. - Denver, CO

Peter Thomas, Esq
Praxidice Law - Principal and Founder - Aspen, CO

Polly Jessen
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP - Partner - Denver, CO

Rebecca Hall
Packard and Dierking, LLC - Boulder, CO

Richard L. Emmett
- Durango, CO

Richard L. Reichstei
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP - Partner - Boulder, CO

Robert Noone
Noone Law Firm - Glenwood Springs, CO

Ronald M. Eddy
Sherman & Howard L.L.C. - Denver, CO

Sandra A. Snodgrass
Holland & Hart LLP - Partner - Denver, CO

Sara J Streight LLC
Attorney - Fort Collins, CO

Sarah Rockwell
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP - Partner - Denver, CO

Scott C. Miller
Patrick, Miller and Noto - Basalt, CO

Scott Clark
Burns, Figa & Will - Shareholder - Greenwood Village, CO

Star L. Waring
Dietze and Davis, P.C. - Boulder, CO

Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA

Steven J. Bushong
Porzak, Browning & Bushong, LLP - Boulder, CO

Steven J. Shimberg
SJSolutions - Washington , DC

Steven K. Imig
Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese - Denver, CO

Steven P. Jeffers
Lyons Gaddis Kahn Hall Jeffers Dworak & Grant PC - Longmont, CO

Thomas J Ragonetti
Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti PC - Shareholder - Denver, CO

Tim Whitsitt
Whitsitt & Gross PC - Carbondale, CO

W. Alan Schroeder
Schroeder Law - Lawyer/owner - Boise, ID

William A. Hillhouse II
Hoskin Farina & Kampf, PC - Grand Junction, CO

William G. Myers III
Holland & Hart - Partner - Boise, ID

William H. Caile
Holland & Hart - Of Counsel - Denver, CO

William Hutton
Conservation Partners LLP - Of Council - Oakland, CA

William Myers III
Holland & Hart - Boise, ID

William Silberstein
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell - Partner - Denver, CO

Willis V. Carpenter
Carpenter & Klatskin, P.C. - Denver, CO

Riparian and Wetlands Specialists

3 Quarter Circle Land and Water Co.
Casey Kemp - President - Greenwood Village, CO

Barry Rhea
Rhea Environmental Consulting - Owner, primary consultant - Mancos, CO

Bishop-Brogden Associates, Inc.
Joy E. Barnett - Office Manager - Englewood, CO

Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
Janet Wolfe - Director of Marketing and Communications - Albuquerque, NM

Dawn Reeder
Rare Earth Sciences, LLC - Principal Biologist - Paonia, CO

Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO

ESCO Associates Inc.
David Buckner, PhD - Boulder, CO

Jared Walter, PE
Zancanella & Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc. - Water Resources Engineer - Glenwood Springs, CO

Jonathan E. Jones, P.E., D.WRE
CEO and President - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO

Kelly Colfer
Western Bionomics, Inc. - President - Steamboat Springs, CO

Kenneth R. Wright, P.E., D.WRE
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Engineer - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO

Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA

Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO

Matt Tobler
Blue Mountain Environmental Consulting, LLC - Natural Resource Specialist/Director - Fort Collins, CO

Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO

SME Environmental, Inc.
Sean Moore - Principal - Durango, CO

Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO

T. Andrew Earles, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CPESC
Vice President of Water Resources - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO

Tim Beck, PE
Zancanella & Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc. - Water Resources Engineer - Glenwood Springs, CO

Wayne F. Lorenz, P.E.
Chief Engineer - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO

Seed / Seedling Suppliers

Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Materials Center
Steve Parr - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Meeker, CO

American Grazing Lands Services LLC
Jim & Dawn Gerrish - May, ID

American Tree Seedling
- Bainbridge, GA

ArborGen
- Ridgeville, SC

Arkansas Valley Seed Inc
Paul Hahn - Denver, CO

ATS Partners, LLC
Chuck Whittaker - Bainbridge, GA

BBB Seed
Mike Wade - Boulder, CO

Bell Brothers, Inc.
- Claxton, GA

Brent and Becky's Bulbs
- Gloucester, VA

Buckeye Nursery, Inc
- Perry, FL

Central Florida Lands & Timber Nursery, L.L.C.
- Mayo, FL

Chestnut Hill Nursery & Orchards
- Alachua, FL

Colorado Seed Solutions
Terry Hillin - Monte Vista, CO

Creative Land And Wildlife Solutions, LLC
Rans Thomas - Owner - Athens, GA

Deep South Growers
- Douglas, GA

Dwight Stansel Farm Nursery
- Wellborn, FL

Elberta Forest Tree Nursery
Rayonier Inc. - Elberta, AL

Evergreen Nursery
Tammy - Kittredge, CO

Fossil Creek Nursery
Brenda - Fort Collins, CO

High Mowing Organic Seeds
Tom Stearns - Founder/Head Seedsman - Wolcott, VT

Ivy Garth Seeds & Plants, Inc.
- Chesterland, OH

J. R. Simplot Company
- Boise, ID

James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Brandon Carr - PMC Manager - Knox City, TX

Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Winslow, ME

Los Lunas Plant Materials Center
Bernadette Cooney - PMC Manager - Los Lunas, NM

Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Fred Cummings - PMC Manager - Manhattan, KS

Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD

Osborne Seed Company, LLC
Chris Osborne - Mount Vernon, WA

Pagosa Nursery Company
Nancy Hanes - Pagosa Springs, CO

Pawnee Buttes Seed Inc
Don Hijar - Greeley, CO

Phelan Gardens
Mark Phelan - Colorado Springs, CO

Ranchland Development Inc.
Roland N. Spencer - Founder - Winfield, KS

Rock Bridge Trees
David Hughes - Bethpage, TN

Sharp Bros. Seed Co.
- Greeley, CO

Southwest Seed Inc
Roberta Henes - Dolores, CO

Speedling, Inc.
- Ruskin, FL

Sunscapes
Bill Adams - Pueblo, CO

Superior Trees, Inc.
- Lee , FL

Tagawa Garden Center & Florist
Nancy - Centennial, CO

Utah Seed
Orson Boyce - Tremonton, UT

Western Native Seed
Alex Tonnesen - Coaldale, CO

Wildflower Farm
- Coldwater, ON

State Funding / Technical Resources

Colorado Building Farmers
Project Director - Dawn Thilmany - Longmont, CO

Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO

Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO

Colorado Forest Legacy Program
Joseph A. Duda - Dupty State Forester - Fort Collins, CO

Colorado Forest Products Program
Kristina Hughes - Program Administrator - Broomfield, CO

Colorado Natural Heritage Program
David Anderson - Director and Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Denver, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Durango Field Office
- Durango, CO

Colorado State Forest Service Montrose Field Office
- Montrose, CO

Colorado Tree Farm Program
- Fort Collins, CO

Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program
Brian Sullivan - Wetlands Program Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO

Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
Amanda Nims - Denver, CO

Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO

Conservation Services Division - Colorado Department of Agriculture
Cindy Lair - State Conservation Program Manager - Broomfield, CO

Cooperative Habitat Improvement Program (CHIP)
Colorado Division of Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO

Forest Agricultural Classification Program
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO

Forest Stewardship Program
- Fort Collins, CO

Game Damage Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO

Grand Junction Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service
- Grand Junction, CO

Habitat Partnership Program
Pat Tucker - Colorado Parks & Wildlife, State Coordinator - Grand Junction, CO

Hunter Education Shooting Range Small Grant Program
Todd Schmidt, Hunter Education Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO

Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Improvement Program (LPCHIP)
Colorado Parks and WildlifeCO

Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Boise, ID

Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
- Denver, CO

Ranching for Wildlife
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO

Recovery & Conservation Plans
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO

Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO

Tammy VerCauteren
Executive Director, Administration - Prairie Partners Program - Fort Collins, CO

The Conservation Plan for Grassland Species
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO

Walk-in Access Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO

Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program
Brian Sullivan, Wetlands Program Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO

Tree Planting Vendors

Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE

ArborGen
- Ridgeville, SC

ATS Partners, LLC
Chuck Whittaker - Bainbridge, GA

Chestnut Hill Nursery & Orchards
- Alachua, FL

Fulton-Denver Co. dba Fulton Pacific
Beverly Smith - INSIDE SALES - Denver, CO

Go Native Tree Farm
John Rosenfeld - Owner - Lancaster, PA

USDA - Forest Service Programs

Forest Legacy Program
U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC

Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
- Washington, DC

Forests and Rangelands
- Washington, DC

Smokey Bear - Prescribed Fire
Gwen Beavans - National Fire Prevention Coordinator - Washington, DC

Wildlife / Habitat Specialists

Barry Rhea
Rhea Environmental Consulting - Owner, primary consultant - Mancos, CO

Basin Wildlife Consulting
Rick Danvir - Casper, WY

Conservation Science Partners - Colorado Headquarters
Brett Dickson, PhD - President & Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO

Dawn Reeder
Rare Earth Sciences, LLC - Principal Biologist - Paonia, CO

Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO

ESCO Associates Inc.
David Buckner, PhD - Boulder, CO

Frederick Environmental Consulting, LLC
David Frederick - Pagosa Springs, CO

George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center (Sutton Center)
- Bartlesville, OK

Greg Simons
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Wildlife Biologist - San Angelo, TX

Headwaters Partners, LLC
Travis Morse - Denver, CO

Kelly Colfer
Western Bionomics, Inc. - President - Steamboat Springs, CO

Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO

Lannie B. Philley, AFM
Delta Land & Farm Mgmt Co, LLC - Appraiser, Manager - Mer Rouge, LA

Marcella Fremgen
NRCS Field Office - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Montrose, CO

Martin Moses
Private Lands Wildlife Biologist - Durango, CO

Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO

Patty Knupp
Area Biologist - USDA-NRCS Area Three Office - Pueblo, CO

Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV)
- Lafayette, CO

Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO

Roe Ecological Services, LLC
Chris and Kelly Roe - Logan, KS

Ruben Cantu
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Professional Rangeland Management - San Angelo, TX

Seth Gallagher
Sage Grouse Initiative - Field Capacity and Delivery Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO

SME Environmental, Inc.
Sean Moore - Principal - Durango, CO

Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO

Steve Boyle
BIO-Logic, Inc. - Principal & Senior Biologist - Montrose, CO

Terri Schulz
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Director of Landscape Science and Management - Denver, CO

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Sean Kyle - Lesser Prairie Chicken Program Manager - Topeka, KS

Woodlot and Timber Services

Chloeta Fire Inc.
- Midwest City, OK

Colorado Timber Industry Association
Tom Troxel - Delta, CO

Forest Resources Association Inc. - Western Region
Vickie Hoffart - FRA Region Manager - Kennewick, WA

Greenleaf Forestry and Wood Products, Inc.
Len Lankford - President and CEO - Westcliffe, CO

Northwest Management, Inc.
Vincent P. Corrao - President - Moscow, ID

TigerTree Land Management
Franz Lani - Laramie, WY

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Carbon Sequestration News Items

State House District 12: Tracey Bernett - Colorado Hometown Weekly
10/8/2020 3:00:00 AM
State House District 12: Tracey Bernett Colorado Hometown Weekly

Designtex Partners With Native Energy, Southern Plains Land Trust To Preserve 6900 Acres Of Prairie In Bent County, Colorado And Supports Innovative Solar Array In Forest City, Iowa - Textile World Magazine
9/22/2020 3:00:00 AM
Designtex Partners With Native Energy, Southern Plains Land Trust To Preserve 6900 Acres Of Prairie In Bent County, Colorado And Supports Innovative Solar Array In Forest City, Iowa Textile World Magazine

Zero Foodprint Partners With Colorado Restaurants To Combat Global Warming - 5280 | The Denver Magazine
8/24/2020 3:00:00 AM
Zero Foodprint Partners With Colorado Restaurants To Combat Global Warming 5280 | The Denver Magazine

New Belgium Earns 1st US Carbon Neutral Certification For Its Fat Tire Beer - Colorado Public Radio
8/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
New Belgium Earns 1st US Carbon Neutral Certification For Its Fat Tire Beer Colorado Public Radio

Northwest Colorado Food Coalition: Food waste and local composting - Steamboat Pilot and Today
7/26/2020 3:00:00 AM
Northwest Colorado Food Coalition: Food waste and local composting Steamboat Pilot and Today

Colorado town subscribes to 3.6 MW of community solar to power all municipal facilities - Solar Power World
3/10/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado town subscribes to 3.6 MW of community solar to power all municipal facilities Solar Power World

Occidental Petroleum eyes sequestering Colorado cement mine's CO2 to help oil production - Denver Business Journal
1/22/2020 3:00:00 AM
Occidental Petroleum eyes sequestering Colorado cement mine's CO2 to help oil production Denver Business Journal

Oxy and Total Team Up in Colorado for Carbon Sequestration Project - Journal of Petroleum Technology
1/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Oxy and Total Team Up in Colorado for Carbon Sequestration Project Journal of Petroleum Technology

2020 could bring a reckoning for Colorado oil and gas companies - Denver Business Journal
1/2/2020 3:00:00 AM
2020 could bring a reckoning for Colorado oil and gas companies Denver Business Journal

Agriculture is part of the climate change problem. Colorado wants farmers' soil to be part of the solution. - The Colorado Sun
12/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Agriculture is part of the climate change problem. Colorado wants farmers' soil to be part of the solution. The Colorado Sun

Colorado is bad at recycling, so lawmakers spent months looking for solutions. Here's what they proposed. - The Colorado Sun
10/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado is bad at recycling, so lawmakers spent months looking for solutions. Here's what they proposed. The Colorado Sun

Acres of barren Boulder soil are headed to rehab (and that might just help fight climate change) - The Colorado Sun
6/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Acres of barren Boulder soil are headed to rehab (and that might just help fight climate change) The Colorado Sun

Xcel Energy Vows 100 Percent Carbon Reduction By 2050 - Colorado Public Radio
12/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Xcel Energy Vows 100 Percent Carbon Reduction By 2050 Colorado Public Radio

Fire Management News Items

Cameron Peak fire surpasses 120000 acres overnight, more structures damaged - Colorado Springs Gazette
9/28/2020 8:51:33 PM
Cameron Peak fire surpasses 120000 acres overnight, more structures damaged Colorado Springs Gazette

GUEST COLUMN: Biden should take Smokey Bear's slogan seriously - Colorado Springs Gazette
9/28/2020 3:00:00 AM
GUEST COLUMN: Biden should take Smokey Bear's slogan seriously Colorado Springs Gazette

Colorado Springs weather: Sunny, clear skies in the forecast this week - Colorado Springs Gazette
9/28/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Springs weather: Sunny, clear skies in the forecast this week Colorado Springs Gazette

Wind-aided Cameron Peak Fire makes run toward Red Feather Lakes, chases firefighters - Coloradoan
9/21/2020 3:00:00 AM
Wind-aided Cameron Peak Fire makes run toward Red Feather Lakes, chases firefighters Coloradoan

Cameron Peak Fire crews make largest one-day containment gain - Coloradoan
9/18/2020 3:00:00 AM
Cameron Peak Fire crews make largest one-day containment gain Coloradoan

Cameron Peak Fire overwhelmed firefighters in Monument Gulch where 23 buildings burned - Coloradoan
9/16/2020 3:00:00 AM
Cameron Peak Fire overwhelmed firefighters in Monument Gulch where 23 buildings burned Coloradoan

Over 200 Arizona firefighters battling wildfires in California, Colorado, Oregon - 12news.com KPNX
9/14/2020 3:00:00 AM
Over 200 Arizona firefighters battling wildfires in California, Colorado, Oregon 12news.com KPNX

Cameron Peak Fire update: Downed trees, power lines hindering firefighting efforts - Coloradoan
9/10/2020 3:00:00 AM
Cameron Peak Fire update: Downed trees, power lines hindering firefighting efforts Coloradoan

Pine Gulch Fire Is Now The Largest In Colorado History - Colorado Public Radio
8/27/2020 3:00:00 AM
Pine Gulch Fire Is Now The Largest In Colorado History Colorado Public Radio

Michigan fire engines in California, Colorado helping with wildfires - UpNorthLive.com
8/26/2020 3:00:00 AM
Michigan fire engines in California, Colorado helping with wildfires UpNorthLive.com

Colorado Wildfire Updates For Aug. 24: Maps, Evacuations, Closures, Fire Growth And More - Colorado Public Radio
8/24/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Wildfire Updates For Aug. 24: Maps, Evacuations, Closures, Fire Growth And More Colorado Public Radio

Colorado Wildfire Updates: Pine Gulch Fire Leaps To 2nd Largest In State History - Colorado Public Radio
8/19/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Wildfire Updates: Pine Gulch Fire Leaps To 2nd Largest In State History Colorado Public Radio

Colorado Fire Crews Ask For Cooperation As They Deal With Unique Conditions - CBS Denver
8/18/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Fire Crews Ask For Cooperation As They Deal With Unique Conditions CBS Denver

LBL Fire Crew Saves Unresponsive Woman's Life in Colorado - wkdzradio.com
8/14/2020 3:00:00 AM
LBL Fire Crew Saves Unresponsive Woman's Life in Colorado wkdzradio.com

Northwest Colorado BLM moving to stage 2 fire restrictions starting Thursday - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
8/12/2020 3:00:00 AM
Northwest Colorado BLM moving to stage 2 fire restrictions starting Thursday Glenwood Springs Post Independent

UPDATE: I-70 in Glenwood Canyon remains closed as wildfire tops 3200 acres; fire jumps Colorado River - Aspen Times
8/11/2020 3:00:00 AM
UPDATE: I-70 in Glenwood Canyon remains closed as wildfire tops 3200 acres; fire jumps Colorado River Aspen Times

Parts of Colorado now allowing campfires, still banned in others - OutThere Colorado
7/30/2020 3:00:00 AM
Parts of Colorado now allowing campfires, still banned in others OutThere Colorado

New Mexico-Colorado line wildfire grows to 100 acres - The Journal
7/4/2020 3:00:00 AM
New Mexico-Colorado line wildfire grows to 100 acres The Journal

Wildfire burning on Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado - The Denver Post
6/17/2020 3:00:00 AM
Wildfire burning on Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado The Denver Post

How will the novel coronavirus change firefighting in Colorado? - The Denver Channel
5/28/2020 3:00:00 AM
How will the novel coronavirus change firefighting in Colorado? The Denver Channel

Why Now Is Not a Good Time to Be Lighting Campfires in Colorado - 5280 | The Denver Magazine
5/20/2020 3:00:00 AM
Why Now Is Not a Good Time to Be Lighting Campfires in Colorado 5280 | The Denver Magazine

How will America keep wildfire crews safe from coronavirus during what's expected to be a tough season of blazes? - The Colorado Sun
5/12/2020 3:00:00 AM
How will America keep wildfire crews safe from coronavirus during what's expected to be a tough season of blazes? The Colorado Sun

AAR completed for the Lion Fire near Meeker, Colorado - Wildfire Today
4/27/2020 3:00:00 AM
AAR completed for the Lion Fire near Meeker, Colorado Wildfire Today

Colorado firefighter back from helping in Australia - KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News
1/17/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado firefighter back from helping in Australia KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News

Colorado Burned And Cleared Tens Of Thousands Of Acres In 2019 To Mitigate Wildfires - Colorado Public Radio
1/10/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Burned And Cleared Tens Of Thousands Of Acres In 2019 To Mitigate Wildfires Colorado Public Radio

Larimer County Wildfire Threatens 50 Homes After Prescribed Burn Gets Out Of Control - Colorado Public Radio
10/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Larimer County Wildfire Threatens 50 Homes After Prescribed Burn Gets Out Of Control Colorado Public Radio

Firewise Communities News Items

Alaska Type 2 Emergency Firefighter Crews mobilize to Colorado - akfireinfo.com
8/28/2020 3:00:00 AM
Alaska Type 2 Emergency Firefighter Crews mobilize to Colorado akfireinfo.com

National Fire Protection Association president visits Monument, praises one neighborhood's mitigation efforts - Colorado Springs Gazette
10/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
National Fire Protection Association president visits Monument, praises one neighborhood's mitigation efforts Colorado Springs Gazette

Monument neighborhood cited for fire mitigation and safety efforts - Colorado Springs Gazette
10/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Monument neighborhood cited for fire mitigation and safety efforts Colorado Springs Gazette

7Everyday Hero John Van Doren works to cut wildfire risk in Bailey, Colorado - The Denver Channel
2/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
7Everyday Hero John Van Doren works to cut wildfire risk in Bailey, Colorado The Denver Channel

As wildfire risk increases in Colorado and the West, home insurance grows harder to find - The Denver Post
1/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
As wildfire risk increases in Colorado and the West, home insurance grows harder to find The Denver Post

Spring Fire highlights need for mitigation in Huerfano County - KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News
8/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Spring Fire highlights need for mitigation in Huerfano County KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News

800 million standing dead trees in Colorado - Estes Park Trail-Gazette
2/17/2017 3:00:00 AM
800 million standing dead trees in Colorado Estes Park Trail-Gazette

800 million standing dead trees in Colorado could impact water supplies - Fence Post
2/15/2017 3:00:00 AM
800 million standing dead trees in Colorado could impact water supplies Fence Post

Black Forest residents try to become fire wise - Colorado Springs Gazette
3/30/2014 3:00:00 AM
Black Forest residents try to become fire wise Colorado Springs Gazette

Forestry Resources News Items

Colorado Springs forester: One battle against moth infestation over, another possible - Colorado Springs Gazette
4/19/2017 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Springs forester: One battle against moth infestation over, another possible Colorado Springs Gazette