CFCN Branching Out Session
Thursday, July 27th The US Forest Service and Forest Collaboratives in Colorado: How We Can Work Together
Monte Williams, Hally Strevey, Maya MacHamer, Chiara Forrester, Paul Orbuch, Ch’aska Huayhuaca-Frye
In this session, we’ll hear five success stories of local collaboratives partnering with the US Forest Service on projects along the Colorado Front Range. Our speaker lineup includes:
- Monte Williams – Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest Supervisor
Will share perspectives on all topics listed below - Maya MacHamer – Boulder Watershed Collective
Topic: Forsythe Prescribed Burn - Hally Strevey – Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
Topic: Cameron Peak Post-Fire Restoration - Chiara Forrester (formerly with The Watershed Center)
Topic: St. Vrain Forest Health Project/Partnership NEPA - Paul Orbuch – Boulder County Fireshed Coordinator
Topic: Establishing the Boulder County Fireshed - Ch’aska Huayhuaca-Frye – The Colorado Forest Restoration Institute at CSU
Topic: The Northern Colorado Fireshed Fund
We’ll learn about how collaboratives engaged with the US Forest Service, then hear recommendations on how other groups across Colorado can build and maintain meaningful relationships with the US Forest Service.
