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Public commenters press Open Space trustees on wildfire preparedness; staff outlines planning steps
Summary
At the Jan. 15 Open Space Board of Trustees meeting, public speakers urged faster action on wildfire resilience and implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plan recommendations; staff said an implementation plan and public engagement windows are planned for 2025 and an April update is scheduled.
Public speakers urged the Open Space Board of Trustees to accelerate wildfire resilience work during the Jan. 15 meeting, and staff described next steps for folding Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) recommendations into department priorities.
Giles Trotter, a community member, told the board that recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area and the 2018 Marshall Fire underscore the need to treat wildfire as a present threat in Boulder. “As forest service scientist, Jack Cohen has said, ‘we don't really have a wildfire problem. We've got a home ignition problem,’” Trotter…
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