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ELDORADO CANYON STATE PARK
Though
their primary mission is to provide for recreational activities within
the park, Eldorado Canyon park managers also realize the importance
of managing natural resources within the context of ecosystem management.
Wildfire mitigation, noxious weed control and improved forest health
efforts are representative of contributions by the park to the “stewardship
across boundaries” theme so vital to the success of the Winiger Ridge
effort. The park recently implemented a fuel break project in conjunction
with similar activities at the Gross Reservoir site and is scheduled
to conduct a prescribed burn at the Crescent Meadows area.
Kristi McDonald-Quintana is the new park manager at Eldorado Canyon State Park. McDonald-Quintana wants to continue implementing resource management activities at the park, including the prescribed burn and continuing noxious weed control. She can be reached at the park office, 303-494-3943.
 Eldorado
Canyon State Park is currently conducting wildfire mitigation
and noxious weed control activities. The state park just south of
Boulder is a popular recreation and climbing area. |
 The
Colorado State Forest Service
provides technical assistance to
private landowners throughout the state. Craig Jones of the CSFS Boulder
District serves as Interagency Project Coordinator.
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 The
U.S. Forest Service manages approximately
10,000 acres of public land across the project area. Ecosystem health,
wildlife habitat improvement, wildfire mitigation and responsible
recreation use are of primary concern to this land management agency. |
 Boulder
County is a key partner is the ecosystem management effort,
with extensive and ongoing efforts on its Walker Ranch and Reynolds
Ranch open space properties. |
 The
City of Boulder provides significant
support to this overall effort. The newly formed Open Space and Mt.
Parks Department and the Wildland Fire Division are conducting thinning,
prescribed burns and noxious weed control activities on the nearly
4,400 acres of land within the project boundaries.
|
 Denver
Water owns and manages nearly 1,200
acres of property, including Gross Reservoir and the surrounding land.
Primary areas of focus for Denver Water here is wildfire mitigation
and watershed health and improvement. |
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The Boulder County Ecosystem Cooperative (BCEC) -- the parent organization of the Winiger Ridge Project -- was established to identify and promote innovative ecosystem restoration management opportunities. A consortium of environmental groups, private and public land owners collaborated to form goals for the BCEC. |
There are five Fire Protection Districts in the Winiger Ridge Project area. These FPD's provide operational support and assist with education activities involving wildfire mitigation. The Cherryvale FPD has been involved with the project since the formation of the Boulder County Ecosystem Cooperative and is actively involved in this partnership effort |
Private landowners are a key constituent to the project. In order to implement stewardship across boundaries, landowners and homeowner associations are encouraged to work with public land management agencies to improve ecosystem health and reduce wildfire hazard. |
