Forest Health Council – August 13th, 2025 Quarterly Meeting Summary

Summary by Esther Duke, Colorado Forest Health Council Proxy Member serving in place of Katie McGrath Novak, as “an individual employed by or associated with a forest collaborative organization.”

This document summarizes points from the August 13th, 2025, Colorado Forest Health Council quarterly meeting that I believe are most relevant to Colorado’s place-based forest collaboratives. It is an interpretation of discussions from the meeting, but it is not an official Forest Health Council document.

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Forest Health Council – April 30, 2025 Quarterly Meeting Summary

Summary by Katie McGrath Novak, Colorado Forest Health Council Member serving as “an individual employed by or associated with a forest collaborative organization”

This document summarizes points from the February 6th, 2025 Colorado Forest Health Council quarterly meeting that I believe are most relevant to Colorado’s place-based forest collaboratives. It is an interpretation of discussions from the meeting, but is not an official Forest Health Council document.

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Forest Health Council – February 6, 2025 Quarterly Meeting Summary

Summary by Katie McGrath Novak, Colorado Forest Health Council Member serving as “an individual employed by or associated with a forest collaborative organization”

This document summarizes points from the February 6th, 2025 Colorado Forest Health Council quarterly meeting that I believe are most relevant to Colorado’s place-based forest collaboratives. It is an interpretation of discussions from the meeting, but is not an official Forest Health Council document.

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A Visit with the Middle Colorado Watershed Council

As part of the SPARK program, Priscila Santos Urteaga received a professional development stipend, which she used to attend a Colorado Forest Health Council meeting and visit a local collaborative in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. She learned all about the great work the Middle Colorado Watershed Council is doing – learn more about it here!

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Reflections from a Summit Student Intern

Hello! I’m Priscila Santos Urteaga, an international student from Monterrey, Mexico. Three years ago, I moved to the U.S. for college and am now in my final semester at Colorado State University, majoring in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources! I began my internship with the Center for Collaborative Conservation this past June, and my main role has been assisting Katie McGrath-Novak, the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network Coordinator, in planning the 2024 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit.

Check out the post to hear more about my experience!

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