From Crisis to Opportunity: Addressing Rapidly Escalating Wildfire Risks on Colorado's Front Range through a Science-based Natural Climate Solutions Approach

This project evaluates emerging wildfire protection plans in our region by using a community-based approach that includes equity-centered actions and biodiversity protections that will address climate mitigation and resilience outcomes of fire risk reduction. City of Boulder environmental policy leaders, local NGOs, and CU-Boulder researchers will coordinate co-production of related scientific research with local government and community planning processes. Project goals are to reduce fire and related climate risks, increase public health and safety in the face of climate impacts, and protect and enhance the landscape-scale ecological health and resilience of the natural, agricultural and built landscapes in our region.