The TVW community is recognized as a Firewise USA community for 2023 (the 9th year).
What this means to you:
- Our community assessment and action plan provide a framework for action to ensure owner safety and minimize damage from wildfire.
- Encourages community building through education and Firewise activities.
- Improves access to grants and matching funds for community wildfire mitigation.
- Firewise designation helps keep insurance rates affordable.
- Helps maintain TVW property values.
Firewise Activities that you can help with:
- Roadside brush clearing and chipping.
- Drive-by chipping day (To be scheduled)
- Community slash pile collection and mulching
- TVW annual clean-up and Firewise Day – May 6th, 2023
- Awarded the CSFS FRWRM Grant, start work in 2023-2024
TVW Firewise Activities and Grants
Forest Restoration & Wildfire Risk Mitigation Grant (FRWRM) – completed July 2022
Accomplishments: 2018 - 2022
- 2019 - Team Rubicon Wildfire Mitigation Operation
- 2019 - Western Wood Products salvage harvest – 4.16 acres
- 2020 - Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC) Fuel Reduction & Fire Mitigation
- 2022 - Chris Dotter forestry mulching & roadside clearing
- Firewood removal and donation to LEAP
- Multiple TVW Work / Chipping Days and Wildfire Preparedness Day events
- Individual Lot Owner HIZ and D-space mitigation; cost share with Huerfano County
Spring Fire Restoration Program Summary – completed September of 2022
- Land Life Reforestation and Carbon Offset Agreement
- Approved by BoD 9/27/21 and POA at special meeting 10/8/21.
- EcoCulture planted in Sept of 2022 40,000 seedlings on 150 acres of common area burn scar.
- American Forests seedling grant for homeowners
- Ecoculture planted 4275 seedlings on 9 private lots, 28.5 acres.
Concluded the Spring Fire Restoration Program and WRSC
- North boundary fence replacement
- East valley road repair included in road improvement activities.
- Firewise committee managed the reforestation activities.
- Very successful program that leveraged multiple resources
- Other sources of funding: insurance settlement, FRWRM & BLM grants, NRCS cost share, and Life Company, Ecoculture RCFF seedling program
- Volunteer organizations: Americorps, UMCOR, Huerfano County
- Last, but not least: ALL OF YOU
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wildfire Mitigation & Restoration Grant – Completed 2022
- Continued the mitigation and shaded fuel break created south of Lost Lake / trail.
- Burnt trees west of Lost Lake were cut and placed for erosion control.
- 6.5 acres mitigated; 2560 cu-yd of material mulched.
Helpful Links:
Sign up for CodeRed to get emergency notifications in Huerfano County
Construction Materials in Building a New Home
Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones