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Watershed Wildfire Protection Group

The Watershed Wildfire Protection Group (WWPG), which began out as part of the Front Range Roundtable, was formed to identify hazards to water supplies from wildfires in Colorado. JW Associates facilitated the WWPG during the development of a watershed prioritization process. The WWPG is a diverse group of watershed stakeholders including the major water providers in the Front Range, and Federal and State land management agencies. The result of those efforts are in the report -

Watershed Assessment Procedure

Link to the Colorado State Forest Service WWPG site

Slide show on the status of Watershed Assessments in Colorado

Background Documents -

Executive Summary of Protecting Critical Watersheds in Colorado From Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization

Protecting Front Range Forest Watersheds from High-Severity Wildfires an Assessment by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation

1999 Upper South Platte Landscape Assessment

The map below displays the watersheds that have been through the assessment process. There are several additional watersheds that have been through the first phase as part of the Bark Beetle Incident Watershed project.

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