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Forest‑health partners outline CWPP progress; 12,000 acres treated toward 30,000‑acre goal
Summary
Envision Chaffee County, the U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado State Forest Service updated trustees on implementation of the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan. They reported about 12,000 acres treated to date and urged continued cross‑jurisdictional work to reduce wildfire risk and protect water supplies.
Buena Vista — A coalition of local, state and federal agencies told the Town of Buena Vista trustees on April 8 that Chaffee County has treated roughly 12,000 acres since the 2020 update of its Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), and that planned funding and projects will move the county toward the 30,000‑acre target.
Kim (Envision Chaffee County), JT Shaver (Colorado State Forest Service), Kent Maxwell (Colorado Fire Camp), Perry Edwards (Salida District Ranger, U.S. Forest Service) and others described a map‑based “bang‑for‑the‑buck” approach that prioritizes treatments where they most reduce risk to homes, drinking water and evacuation…
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