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FRONT RANGE ROUNDTABLE Q2- 13 QUARTERLY MEETING

FRONT RANGE ROUNDTABLE Q2- 13 QUARTERLY MEETING. IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE 2010 - 2014. Pike & San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands. May 31, 2013. CFLRP. 2. CFLRP. 3. CFLRP. 4. DENVER WATER. South Platte Ranger District

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FRONT RANGE ROUNDTABLE Q2- 13 QUARTERLY MEETING

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  1. FRONT RANGE ROUNDTABLE Q2-13 QUARTERLY MEETING IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE 2010 - 2014 • Pike & San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands May 31, 2013

  2. CFLRP 2

  3. CFLRP 3

  4. CFLRP 4

  5. DENVER WATER • South Platte Ranger District • Work continues in the Strontia Springs Zone of Concern. • In FY13 – 14, work to be initiated in and adjacent to the Bailey Zone. • In FY15 work is anticipated in and adjacent to the Elk Creek Zone. • Reforestation was initiated in 2013 in the Buffalo Creek Burn area. • South Park Ranger District • Work in the Antero Zone will be completed this year. 5

  6. DENVER WATER 6

  7. BARK BEETLE RESPONSE Mountain Pine Beetle & Spruce Beetle • Focus is on 3 Key Areas: • Preventative treatments /mitigation in High Value Areas (developed recreation sites, ski areas) • Treatments include spraying of insecticide, hazard tree removal, reforestation. • Leadville has been treating these sites for several years, the focus will shift to Salida and San Carlos. • Large-Moderate Scale Sanitation/Salvage treatments in spruce dominated cover types per access, terrain and management prescription. • Greenhorn Project - Wet Mountains. • Other areas to be identified on the Salida RD. • Increase Fuels Reduction Treatments in mountain pine beetle impacted / susceptible lodgepole pine on the Leadville RD. • Tennessee Creek Project. • Implementation will include treatment via the FRLTSC. 7

  8. BARK BEETLE MITIGATION 8

  9. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS • Other water provider partnerships to begin in FY14 (CSU, Pueblo, City of Aurora) • Waldo Canyon Restoration. • Running out of feasible ground for ground based logging in 10 – 15 years for current CFLRP/Fuels target vegetation. • Looking at second entry treatments in some project areas. • Intent is for RX fire to be a large part of future treatments (UMC). 9

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