© 2014. All rights reserved. Front Range Roundtable Welcome to the Front Range Roundtable Q4-14 Meeting USGS, Denver Federal Center, Denver November 14,

© 2014. All rights reserved.Front Range Roundtable

Welcome to the Front Range Roundtable Q4-14 Meeting

USGS, Denver Federal Center, DenverNovember 14, 2014

Facilitated by:


Today’s Agenda1. Opening: Check-in, social, and networking time 9:00 – 9:30

2. Welcome: Introductions, announcements, about the Front Range Roundtable 9:30 – 10:15

3. Colorado legislation and Wildfire Review Committee: Update and discussion on implications for Roundtable and gauge how we’re progressing on our policy-oriented Roundtable recommendations (Commissioner Cindy Domenico and Senator Jeanne Nicholson)

10:15 – 11:00

4. Partner Update: Local spotlight: USGS 11:00 – 11:15

5. National Indicators: Update on the 5-Year Ecological Indicators results that were recently submitted for the Colorado Front Range CFLRP

11:15 – 11:30

6. Lunch (break) 11:30 – 12:00

7. Mastication: Overview of current management considerations and research on fuels and trees, soils and nutrient cycling, understory plant responses and fire. Panel discussion led by Brett Wolk – CSU-CFRI (Speakers: Jill Alexander – Douglas County Wildlife Mitigation Coordinator, Mike Battaglia – USFS-RMRS, Chuck Rhodes – USFS-RMRS, Monique Rocca – CSU)

12:00 – 2:10

8. Break 2:10 – 2:20

9. Wood Use Team: Creating a cooperative biomass/wood utilization team (Mike Eckhoff – USFS/CSFS) 2:20 – 2:35

10.Housekeeping: Fundraising, contractor budget, Executive Team terms, calendar 2:35 – 3:05

11.Wrap-Up: Next steps, thanks 3:05 – 3:30

12.Closing: Clean up, social, and networking time 3:30 – 4:00


VisionRound-table

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

32 47 17 9 33114

52

619

49 35 41

215

27

150

51 44

161246

195

Colorado’s Fire Seasons

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Thousands of acres of wildfire per year (Total = 1.9 million acres of wildfire since 1995)

Sources: 1995 – 2010: Rocky Mountain Area and Coordination Center Annual Activity Report (2001-2004); Wildland Fire Activity by Cause, Combining Federal and Non-federal Agencies Within Each State (www.fs.fed.us/r2/fire/oo_annual_report.pdf); 2011 – 2012: http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_statistics.html

Includes Hayman fire:$200 million of costs from

the Hayman Fire alone, which accounted for one-

fifth of all acres burned that year (138k acres)

Includes Buffalo Creek fire: 12k

acres

Includes Bobcat Gulch fire: 11k

acres Includes Fourmile fire: 6k acres

Seven years of implementationFRFTP

formed

Includes Waldo (18k acres) and High Park (87k

acres)

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/fire/oo_annual_report.pdf

http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_statistics.html

http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_statistics.html

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Front Range Forests

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• 4.2 million acres of forest in the Front Range

•1.4 million in need of ecological restoration and fire risk mitigation

“Lower Montane”: Dry Ponderosa pine and Dry Douglas fir

“Upper Montane”: Mesic Ponderosa Pine and Mixed Conifer

“Subalpine”: Lodgepole Pine and Spruce Fir


Definitions of Front Range life zones

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1 Elevations noted are rough estimates – actual elevation limits depend on latitude, aspect, and other local factors; elevations generally lower in northern Front Range and on north-facing slopes, higher in southern Front Range and on south-facing slopes (e.g., Upper limit of Lower Montane ~7,500’ in Larimer vs. ~8,500’ in El Paso)2 May include: Ponderosa Pine, Douglas-fir (up to ~8,000’), Aspen, Blue Spruce, Limber Pine, Engelmann Spruce, Sub-alpine FirNote: Riparian zones are included and considered in each life zone in which they are found

General elevations1

>~11,500’

~9,000-9,500’ to ~11,500’

~8,000’ to ~9,000-9,500’

~6,000’ to ~8,000’

~5,500’ to ~6,000’

Sub-alpine

Upper Montane

Lower Montane

Lower Ecotone

Alpine

Dominant overstory composition

Associated vegetation types

• Mountain-mahogany• Scrub Oak

• No trees

• Lodgepole Pine• Spruce/Fir

• Mesic Ponderosa Pine

• Mesic Mixed Conifer2

• Dry Ponderosa Pine

• Dry Douglas-fir

• Transition to Ponderosa Pine

• Grassland• Mountain-mahogany• Scrub Oak

• Some permanent meadows

Front Range life zones

• Grassy slopes and boulder fields

• Sedges, mat and cushion plants, dwarf willows

• Bogs, meadows, ponds, rich in wildflowers

Example communities

• None

• Winter Park• Ward

• Boulder• Golden

• Evergreen• Monument

• Estes Park• Granby


The Lower Montane is the Roundtable’s highest priority ecosystem for landscape-scale ecological restoration.

1 Elevations noted are rough estimates – actual elevation limits depend on latitude, aspect, and other local factors2 Historical Range of Variability in terms of vegetation characteristics; fuel composition; fire frequency, severity and pattern; and other associated disturbances

General elevations1

>~11,500’

~9,000-9,500’ to ~11,500’

~8,000’ to ~9,000-9,500’

~6,000’ to ~8,000’

~5,500’ to ~6,000’

Sub-alpine

Upper Montane

Lower Montane

Lower Ecotone

Alpine

High

Mixed

Low

Difference from HRV2?

Risk of ignition / fire

spreadHRV2 well

understood?Front Range ecosystems


Historical photos show how forest treatments in the Lower Montane restore forest structures


• 4.2 million acres of forests6 (53% of all land types7) including 2 million acres of habitat for 31 species of concern5

• 80% of Front Range forests have recreation opportunities5 attracting some of Colorado’s 65 million overnight visitors spending $17 billion13 annually, making tourism the second- highest employment sector in the state, with 150,700 jobs14

• $5 million per year of available biomass from forest treatments12

• 1,246 essential water supply infrastructures (intakes4, reservoirs, transbasin diversions)

• 4.2 million acres of forest watersheds important for drinking water (65% at risk for post-fire erosion)5

• 1,775 miles of roads8

• 1,573 miles of transmission lines

• 664 miles of gas pipeline9

• 122 communications towers10

1. Federal Register (as of January 4, 2001)2. 2005 Census (ESRI)3. SERGoM (Spatially Explicit Regional Growth Model)

version `12 June 2008 (Theobald) 100m

Front Range Lives and Resources Remain at Risk

People

• 881 communities1

• 2 million people (more than 40% of Colorado’s population)2

• More than 700,000 homes3

Water and safetyNatural and economic resources

4. CDPHE, 20095. Colorado State Forest Service and The

Nature Conservancy. 2009. Colorado Statewide Forest Assessment (in preparation).

6. LANDFIRE, 2006 (Includes PJ and shrubs)

12. 166,000 bdt/y (Jefferson County Biomass Facility Feasibility Study, McNeil Technologies Inc , January 2005 ) * $30

13. Daily Camera, November 5, 201414. Longwoods Int’l Colorado Travel Year

Report 2013

7. ESRI, 20078. TIGER: USCB. 20069. Ventyx, December 200910. FAA, 200911. Rocky Mountain News, January 12, 2009


The Front Range Roundtable

Overlap of goals

Fire Risk Mitigation Goals

Ecological Restoration Goals

~400,000 acres

~400,000 acres

~700,000 acres

The Front Range roundtable has reached consensus that 1.5 million acres of Front Range forests require treatments to reduce fire risk and/or achieve ecological restoration.

Vision

The Front Range Roundtable was formed to “serve as a focal point for diverse stakeholder input into efforts to reduce wildland fire risks and improve forest health through sustained fuels treatment along the Colorado Front Range.”

Mission

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USFS-ARP

2008 Map of Priorities: Accomplishments vs. 2006 Recommendations

Notes on methods

1.Data collected back to 2004 to our best available knowledge (received for treated acres separately from planned acres as shown)

2.Excludes private land treated without the assistance of the CSFS

3.Excludes county lands treated in Park, Teller, Douglas, El Paso, and Grand.

4.Some of these areas have been treated with prescribed or natural burn and may not require additional near-term treatment. Some of these areas have been treated mechanically but still require prescribed or natural burn to achieve restoration.

5.Different databases are used between units/agencies. Data is comparable within a unit, but not between units. This should be resolved for 2009 and future years.


Treatment Accomplishments by County as of 2008 vs. 2006 Roundtable Recommendations

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Front Range Roundtable

county

Roundtable priority areas as

of 2006

Acres treated anywhere in

County (2004-2008)

Acres treated in Roundtable

priority areas

% of priority acres treated (as

of 2008)

% of treatments outside

Roundtable priorities

Boulder 150,245 12,844 12,844 9% 0%

Clear Creek 63,133 246 100 0% 59%

Douglas 181,303 12,480 8,975 5% 28%

El Paso 138,681 5,658 744 1% 87%

Gilpin 44,453 787 478 1% 39%

Grand 56,563 20,042 4,479 8% 78%

Jefferson 227,805 22,336 22,336 10% 0%

Larimer 226,460 23,425 7,671 3% 67%

Park 194,431 10,191 8,922 5% 12%

Teller 143,850 21,880 13,573 9% 38% TOTAL 1,426,925 129,888 80,122 6% 38%

Data underlying the monitoring map on the prior slide:


Progress Towards the Roundtable VisionDirect Roundtable Successes

1. Launched the self-sustaining Woodland Park Healthy Forest Initiative (WPHFI) with seed funds of $75,000 provided by Roundtable members and partners, which the WPHFI leveraged into an additional $175,000 in other funding

2. Helped submit a winning proposal to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) for an additional $1 million for Front Range National Forests in FY10, $3.4 million in FY11, $3.1 million in FY12, and $3.8 million for 2013, and $4.06 million for 2014 ($15.36 million to date)

Partners’ successes consistent with recommendations

3. Long term stewardships contracts: Arapaho-Roosevelt and Pike-San Isabel (3,000 acres/yr for 10 years)

4. Increased federal funding for on the ground treatments: $1.8 mm more in 2008 than in 2006; $1 million in 2009 ARRA funds

5. Biomass utilization: bioheating in Gilpin, Boulder, and Park counties; planned in El Paso; 22 slash sites for private landowners across Front Range

6. CWPPs: 75 Front Range CWPPs approved (out of 151 completed in Colorado)

7. Policies: Passage of state legislation authorizing the creation of local Forest Improvement Districts


1. Identify new state and local funding sources for treatments on state and private land.

2. Increase forest treatment incentives for private landowners.

3. Advocate for additional federal funding for Front Range forest treatments.

4. Increase appropriate application of prescribed fire and wildland fire use as a management tool.

5. Increase utilization of woody biomass for facility heating.

6. Increase contract sizes and durations with stewardship contracts on federal land.

7. Change local policy to limit the growth of fire risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface.

8. Promote the development of Community Wildfire Protection Plans for Front Range communities-at-risk.

9. Adopt a clear and common framework for prioritizing treatments.

10. Convene follow-on Roundtable to ensure implementation of recommended initiatives.

Scorecard of Roundtable’s Vision

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Set clear priorities and ensure progress against common goals

Ensure local leadership and planning

Reduce the cost of forest treatments

Increase funding for forest treatments

Roundtable Goals (2006) Recommended initiatives

Source: Most initiatives were rated by a poll at the September 18, 2009 Quarterly Roundtable meeting of 37 attendees from 24 organizations representing 11 stakeholder groups. Ratings for initiatives 3, 5, and 6 were increased by one level at the December 2, 2010 Executive Team meeting. Ratings for initiatives 3, 5, and 6 were raised on level at the March 4, 2011 Roundtable meeting; 2012 assessment made at Q4-12 meeting Nov. 30, 2012. 2013 assessment done at the April 11, 2014 Roundtable meeting.

2011

B

B

Y

B

Y

B

R

Y

B

Y

R

20102009

R

Y

Y

B

Y

R

B

B B

B

Y

B

G

B

R

B

G

R

R

G

Y

Significant progress made

Initial progress madeNeeds attention

B Some progress made

R

2012

Y

Y

B

R

Y

G

G

R

Y

G

2013

B

B

G

R

G

Y

R

B

Y

B


Roundtable Organization

1. The Front Range Roundtable is not itself a legal entity but an informal volunteer coalition with CUSP acting as fiscal agent.

2. Partner groups are separate from the Front Range Roundtable and have their own organizational structures and initiatives.

3. Project leader and fiscal agent for the CFLRP Monitoring Teams4. Includes work done by sub-teams: Social & Economic Monitoring Team, Wildlife Team,

Understory Team, Upper Monument Creek; Spatial Heterogeneity Team; Stand Reconstruction Team; LCC Monitoring (closed); Operationalizing Adaptive Management Team; GTR Team; AR South Zone project

Members

Executive Team

Facilitator

Community Protection (CP)

Team

Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership (FRFTP)2

Northern Front Range Mountain Pine Beetle Working Group (NFRMPBWG)2

Colorado Watershed Wildfire Protection Working Group (CWWPWG)2

GuestsLandscape

Restoration (LR) Team

Colorado Wood Energy Team

(formerly BUSS)

Roundtable PartnersMixed teams

Coalition for the Upper South Platte (CUSP)—Fiscal Agent)1

Funders

Colorado Forest Restoration

Institute (CFRI) 3

Wildlife Team

Since 2006, 600 people from 180 organizations have participated in the Roundtable (226 active subscribers to email list; to join, see www.frontrangeroundtable.org “Join Us”)

Boulder County National Forest FoundationClear Creek County USFS-ARDouglas County USFS-PikeGilpin County CSFSEl Paso County CSU/CFRIJefferson County TNCLarimer County West Range ReclamationPark County RMRSTeller County Denver WaterAurora Water NRCS

Operation-alizing

Adaptive Manage-

ment Team

Under-story Team

Other Efforts4

Recommendations Refresh Team


Executive Team Structure and Change ProcessSize: At least 6 or no more than 11 members4

Process for changing membership:

Only when there is a change in the leadership of

the organization shown

1. Three seats are dedicated permanently to these leadership positions from these organizations shown2. Four seats are dedicated to the stakeholder groups shown with specific representation changing each year, as desired3. One seat is dedicated for the fiscal agent of the Roundtable, one seat is for each of the two main working teams: the Community Protection Team and the Landscape

Restoration Team. 4. Membership size can very depending on the decisions of the Executive team and Roundtable needs / number of applicants. Also currently recruiting someone from

emergency management. Considering (but not seeking) representatives from Academia and Wildlife (back burner for now)

Terms end (or renew)

May 2015

Terms end (or renew) at end of June 2015

Term ends (or renews)

Dec 2014

Dedicated to certain organizations1

Dedicated to certain stakeholder groups2

Dedicated to members based on Roundtable roles3

USFS-ARP Supervisor

Glenn Casamassa

USFS-PSICC Supervisor

Erin Connelly

CSFS State Forester

Mike Lester

Conserva-tion NGO

Paige Lewis, The Nature

Conservancy

County Commis-sioner –

Northern Front Range

Cindy Domenico,

Boulder County

County Commis-sioner –

Southern Front Range

Sallie ClarkEl Paso County

Treasurer

Carol Ekarius,

Coalition for the Upper South Platte

Landscape Restoration

Team Liaison

Greg Aplet, The

Wilderness Society

Community Protection

Team Liaison

Megan Davis,

Boulder County

Forest Industry

Chuck Dennis, West

Range Reclamation

Term ends (or renews) Sept 2015

Current Executive Team Membership


Front Range Roundtable Roles

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1. Propose strategic, organizational, and operational priorities for the Roundtable’s consideration at Quarterly meetings

2. In between Quarterly meetings, make decisions on behalf of the Roundtable as needed3. Approve agendas for Roundtable Quarterly meetings (proposed by Facilitator)4. Meet once each quarter between Quarterly Roundtable meetings5. Provide letters of support for regional programs in grant applications (but not to individual communities,

which may be competing within the Front Range); provide our recommendations and funding criteria to major grantors on an annual basis

Executive Team

Working Teams

Facilitator

1. Schedule, arrange, and facilitate Roundtable Quarterly meetings, Executive Team meetings, and some working team meetings (where the Executive Team has decided to provide that level of support to working teams)

2. Support select working teams (at discretion of the Executive Team) in achieving their goals by providing organizational, administrative, and logistical support (e.g., keeping work plans) —not content or legwork

3. Act as the central point of contact for all Roundtable internal and external communications (e.g., email distribution list, website maintenance)

1. Execute on the Roundtable’s strategic goals, according to work plans developed jointly by the teams2. Present progress updates at Quarterly Roundtable meetings3. Attend working team meetings as scheduled, typically two calls per month with some in person meetings as

determined by the team

Members1. Attend quarterly Roundtable meetings and, when required, approve or change proposals by the Executive

Team2. Share relevant announcements and updates to Quarterly Roundtable meetings; productively contribute to

discussions, honoring the obligation to dissent when necessary3. Volunteer for working teams if able and/or want to see something done by the Roundtable


Front Range Roundtable Participants Through the Years

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Last updated Nov 2014: Since 2006, 600 people from 180 organizations have participated in the Roundtable (226 active subscribers to email list; to join, see www.frontrangeroundtable.org “Join Us”)

Org Type Organization TotalCommunity Cal-Wood Education Center 1

CL FIRES 1Coal Creek Community 1Crystal Lakes 3Glacier View Meadows 3Red Feather Lakes 4Tourism and recreation program 1Town of Gold Hill 1

Conservation ARP Foundation 1Choose Outdoors 1Coalition for the Upper South Platte 6Conservation Districts, Colorado Geological Survey 1For the Forest 1Forest Health Task Force 1Indian Peaks Forest Alliance (IPFA) 3National Forest Foundation 3Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 1Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance 2The Conservation Cooperative 1The Nature Conservancy 6The Wilderness Society 2Western Rivers Institute 1

County agency Boulder County 10Clear Creek County 1Colorado Counties Inc. 1Colorado State Forest Service 1Douglas County 7El Paso County 3El Paso County Community Services Department 1Gilpin County 1Grand County 1Jefferson Conservation District 1Jefferson County 3Larimer County 2Park County 1Park County Planning 1

County gov't Boulder County 4Clear Creek County 3Douglas County 1El Paso County 7Gilpin County 2Grand County 4Jefferson County 1Jefferson County 2Jefferson County Board of Commissioners 1Larimer County 3Park County 1Teller County 3

Org Type Organization TotalFederal agency Bureau of Land Management 7

National Park Service 5Natural Resources Conservation Service 6US Bureau of Land Management 1US Bureau of Reclamation 1US Fish & Wildlife Service 4US Forest Service 15US Forest Service, ARP 20US Forest Service, Boulder 4US Forest Service, Canyon Lakes 1US Forest Service, Golden 1US Forest Service, NRS 1US Forest Service, Pikes Peak 2US Forest Service, PSICC 17US Forest Service, R2 12US Forest Service, RMRS 11US Forest Service-Ouray 1US Forest Service-Region 2 2US Geological Survey 6

Federal gov't Office of Ed Perlmutter 1Office of Representative Mike Coffman 1Office of Senator Mark Udall 2Office of Senator Michael Bennet 2Office of U.S. Senator Mark Udall 1Office of US Senator Bennet 1Rocky Mountain Research Station 1Senate Majority Policy Office 1Senator Mark Udall's Office 1US Forest Service, ARP 1

Fire Protection District Boulder Fire Department 1

Boulder Mountain Fire District 1Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District 1Boulder Rural Fire Department 1Boulder Rural Police Department 1Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District 1Colorado Springs Fire Department 2Gold Hill Fire Protection District 2Lefthand Fire Protection District 3Nederland Fire 1Nederland Fire Protection District 1Nederland Fire, Timberland Fire 1Sugarloaf Fire Protection District 1Sunshine Fire Protection District 3

Org Type Organization TotalForest products Anchor Point Fire Management 1

Colorado Renewable Resource Cooperative 5Colorado State Tree Farm Committee 1Colorado Timber Industry Association 3Environmental Energy Partners 4Environmental Forestry Services, LLC 1Forest Energy Colorado 1New Range Power 1Slash Solutions LLC 1West Range Reclamation 3West Range Reclamation, LLC 1Xcel Energy 1

Gov't association Colorado Counties Inc. 1Colorado Municipal League 1County Sheriffs of Colorado 1

InsuranceRocky Mountain Insurance Information Association 3

Local agency Boulder County 1Boulder OEM 1City of Boulder 1Park County 1

Local gov't Boulder County 1Boulder County Sheriff's Office 1City of Boulder 1City of Fort Collins 2City of Greeley 3City of Woodland Park 1Northwest Colorado Council of Governments 1Town of Nederland 4

Planning American Planning Association 1Colorado Chapter American Planning Association 1

Private Bear Creek Development Co. 1Beh Management Consulting, Inc. 7Bihn Systems 1Blue Knight Group 3CDJ Consulting 1Colorado Forest Management, LLC 1Confluence Energy 1Critical MAS 1Fire & Life Safety Educators of Colorado 1Habitat Management Inc. 1JW Associates 1NRE 1Our Future Summit 1Peterson Design 2Private citizen 7Private landowner, Larimer County 1Private landowner, Teller County 1Unknown 1Volunteer 1Walsh Environmental 1

Org Type Organization TotalRecreation American Alpine Club 1

Colorado Mountain Club 2Science / Academic Center of the American West 2

Colorado State University 27CU Institute of Behavioral Sciences 1Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research 3University of Colorado at Boulder 2University of Colorado at Denver 1

State agencyColorado Air Pollution Control Division 1Colorado Department of Health & Environment 2Colorado Department of Natural Resources 2Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 1Colorado Department of Public Safety 1Colorado Division of Emergency Management 2Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife 1Colorado Division of Wildlife 2Colorado Office of Economic Development 1Colorado Renewable Resource Cooperative 1Colorado State Forest Service 19Colorado State Forest Service 2Colorado State Parks 3Governor's Energy Office 1US Forest Service, ARP 1

State gov'tCoalition for the Upper South Platte 1Colorado General Assembly 2Office of Senator Mark Udall 1US Forest Service, ARP 1

WaterAmerican Water Works Association 2City of Aurora 1Colorado Springs Utilities 4Denver Water 1Jefferson Conservation District 1Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District 1

Grand Total 438


Front Range Roundtable 2013-2015 Goals

Community Protection (CP) Team [draft goals]

Landscape Restoration (LR) Team

1. Gather, analyze, and evaluate CFLR monitoring data in order to report to the Roundtable and Congress on whether forest treatments are trending towards desired conditions.

2. Gather, analyze, and evaluate new science and research methods to refine definitions of desired conditions3. Implement Upper Monument Creek project as a model for collaborative forest treatment planning and

implementation; identify similar opportunities for collaborative implementation planning on the AR

Executive Team1. Annually fundraise at least $50,0002. Plan and execute quarterly Roundtable meetings and agendas3. Respond to letter of support requests as needed

1. The community protection team will serve as a communication, networking, and information exchange among professionals working on community wildfire protection, wildfire mitigation, and private landowner education.

2. Increase stakeholder involvement in the Community Protection Team and devote one of the four larger Roundtable meetings each year to community protection issues.

Wildlife Team1. By Spring 2014, recommend a wildlife monitoring plan for the CFLRP by prioritizing an abridged list of species

to monitor, hypothesizing expected post-treatment population trends for each target species, and proposing data collection and monitoring methods for each target species, with budgets

2. Identify opportunities for collaborating entities to contribute to monitoring implementation.

Recommendations Refresh Team

1. Refine treatment priorities: Goal still to be defined (starting with review of USFS long terms treatment plans at May 31, 2012 meeting (done); add roadless rules boundaries to map (done); then possibly refine priority acres, based on feasibility [slope, access], other consideration of other forest types, such as mixed conifer; USFS insect risk map; COWRAP portal to add fire risk to treatment map)

2. Update the Front Range 10-County map of completed treatmentsPrescribed Fire Initiative

Policy Initiative

1. Goal still to be defined (starting with checking in with prescribed fire council)

1. Goal still to be defined (Community Protection team will brainstorm ideas)

= Top priorities = If capacity allows / in planning stages

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2015 Roundtable, ET, Landscape Restoration & Wildlife Team Calendar (dates subject to change)

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Team/Event Location Date TimeQuarterly Roundtable Meeting USGS, Denver Federal Center Friday, November 14, 2014 9-3:30

Executive Team Quarterly Meeting USFS, RO, Denver Friday, December 5, 2014 12:30-3:30

LR Team Monthly Meeting JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80419 Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10am - 3pm

LR Team Monthly Meeting GoTo Meeting Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:30-3

WWT Quarterly Meeting TBD Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10-3

LR Team Monthly Meeting JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80419 Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10-3

Quarterly Roundtable Meeting Colorado Springs Friday, February 20, 2015 9-3:30

LR Team Monthly Meeting GoTo Meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:30-3

Executive Team Quarterly Meeting GoTo Meeting Friday, March 20, 2015 9:30-12

LR Team Monthly Meeting JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80419 Wednesday, April 8, 2015 10-3

WWT Quarterly Meeting TBD Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10-3

LR Team Monthly Meeting GoTo Meeting Wednesday, May 13, 2015 11:30-3

Quarterly Roundtable Meeting Denver Friday, May 15, 2015 9-3:30

LR Team Monthly Meeting JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80419 Wednesday, June 10, 2015 10-3

Executive Team Quarterly Meeting TBD – Denver Friday, June 26, 2015 12:30-3:30

LR Team Monthly Meeting GoTo Meeting Wednesday, July 8, 2015 11:30-3

WWT Quarterly Meeting TBD Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10-3

LR Team Monthly Meeting JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80419 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10-3

Quarterly Roundtable Meeting Longmont Friday, August 28, 2015 9-3:30

LR Team Monthly Meeting GoTo Meeting Wednesday, September 9, 2015 11:30-3

Executive Team Quarterly Meeting GoTo Meeting Friday, September 26, 2015 9:30-12

LR Team Monthly Meeting TBD Wednesday, October 14, 2015 10-3

WWT Quarterly Meeting TBD Tuesday, October 20, 2015 10-3

Quarterly Roundtable Meeting Denver Friday, December 4, 2015 9-3:30

LR Team Monthly Meeting GoTo Meeting Wednesday, November 18, 2015 11:30-3

LR Team Monthly Meeting JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80419 Wednesday, December 9, 2015 10-3


Next Steps 11-14-14 MeetingMastication Taskforce Team: Group interested: Mike B, Chuck D, Brett, Chad, Jonas, Ryan Ludlow, Carol, Eric Howell (utility), Chris Wennogle. Will be led by Brett Wolk. Additionally, Glen and Erin will each provide a fire behavior person (may be the same employee). Glenn suggested utility people.

Brett Wolk and CFRI:• Draw up what the Roundtable consensus is on the role of mastication in ecological restoration.• Ask Chad Hoffman to attend our next meeting

Chuck Dennis • Do initial research: Look at the mastication research from the Roundtable panel along with the state forest

mastication work/recommendations. Rob, Paige and Recommendations Refresh Team:• Revisit the mastication statements that are in our vision and work with the experts, etc. and get that updated.

Other:Terra Lenihan:• Ask Joseph Hansen if he would participate in the mastication team • Give Mike Eckhoff our old list of Biomass people.

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Next Steps 9-5-14 Meeting• Mark Martin – Combine pre-2009 treatment maps with the 2009-2013 map that Ron

brought to the 9/5/14 meeting including major fires.• Paige Lewis and Sara Mayben – Let group know about field trip to the UMC to see

damage from insects to the proposed restoration area. • Paige Lewis and Rob Addington – Convene initial meeting for a Roundtable

Recommendations Refresh team. Initial members include Casey Cooley, Rob Addington, Greg Aplet, James Schriever, Matt Schulz, Chuck Dennis, Mike McHugh, Megan Davis, Tom Fry, Sara Mayben, Chad Julian, Don Kennedy, RC Smith, Mike Lester, Jonathan Bruno.

• Terra – Send email addresses of Ron Archuleta, Casey Cooley and Mike Lester to Jen Kovecses – she will add you to the Colorado Conservation Exchange distribution list to hear about meetings and information.

• Brett Wolk – Convene a group (Paula Fornwalt, Mike Battaglia) to give a presentation and lead an agenda item about the science of mastication.


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Next Steps 4-11-14 Meeting• Terra – Send Jim McGannon, Marcia Pfleiderer and Shawna Crocker a copy of the

Roundtable booklet• Terra - Talk to ET about moving the next Roundtable from August 29 to September 5

(Aug 29 is the Friday before Labor Day).• Mark Martin – Update maps of treatment areas; last update was 2009. • Mike Eckhoff – Lead a meeting to discuss biomass and the Roundtable. The following

folks will attend: Chuck Dennis, Mike Lester, Jim McGannon and Mike Eckhoff.• Paige - Start a group discussion around updating the 40-year treatment. Led by Paige

and will include Casey, Rob, Paige, Greg, James Schriever, Matt Schulz, Chuck, Mike McHugh. Paige will also ask the larger group.


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