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Building a prescribed fire program on the Colorado Front Range: The role of landowner engagement

Webinar Recording

FRAMES Resource Page

Presenter: Katie McGrath, Colorado State University

Despite recognition of the value of prescribed fire in scientific literature and policy, a number of factors impede its widespread implementation in the United States. Social acceptance of prescribed fire is a key factor, making consistent and effective outreach an important part of efforts to increase prescribed fire implementation. The Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest has set a goal to increase the level of prescribed burning, on its land and at a larger landscape level when possible. As part of this effort it has been working to improve active stakeholder involvement and education about forest restoration planning and implementation, with special attention paid to those who might be most directly impacted by future prescribed fires. Our case study on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest analyzes: strategies the USFS and its partners have used to communicate to landowners and meet their goals; challenges and benefits experienced on both the giving and receiving ends of outreach; and how outreach has been perceived by its recipients. Preliminary findings suggest that landowners are most satisfied with accessible, personalized outreach and experiencing successful projects locally, while managers stressed the importance of collaboration in building capacity, trust, and achieving objectives.

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
December 9, 2020

Categories: Video & Audio Resources, WebinarTags: Colorado, Colorado Front Range, Colorado State University, community fire response, community involvement, community planning, fire fuel smoke, fire policy, prescribed burning regulations, Prescribed Fire, prescribed fire management, prescribed fire regime, smoke, Smoke & Air Quality, smoke analysis, smoke impacts, smoke management, smoke modeling, USFS, Wildland Fire, wildland fire emissions, wildland fire science, wildland fire smoke, wildland urban interface

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