NRCS COLORADO ACTIVITIES AT THE MISSIONARY RIDGE FIRE

nrcs ACTIVITIES AT THE MISSIONARY RIDGE FIRE

The following is a current project and/or activity involving Colorado wildfires and the NRCS rehabilitation work. Any publicity you can give to this activity would be greatly appreciated. For further questions please call Petra Barnes at 720-544-2808 - email petra.barnes@co.usda.gov

The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) continues its rehabilitation efforts on all Colorado fires including damage assessment surveys on private lands to determine what, if any, Federal funding will be requested for applying practices to mitigate imminent (today or tomorrow) threats to life and/or property (i.e., urgent and compelling projects).

Through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) NRCS provides relief on private lands with imminent hazards to life and property caused by hurricanes, floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural occurrences. The program allows for the installation or repairing of conservation measures that control flooding and prevents soil erosion as needed to protect life and property. Conservation measures may include reseeding, tree felling, repairing sediment basins and road culvert protection.

Continue damage assessment and identification of URGENT and COMPELLING Projects practices:

2 sites have been identified as having potential URGENT and COMPELLING needs for assistance under the EWP program. It is estimated that the damage assessment report will indicate many more sites eligible for EWP assistance associated with the Missionary Ridge Fire.

Recommended treatment for the 2 sites include:

Concrete barriers to divert floodwaters away from spill way and outlet of reservoir

Clean out debris from outlet

Dropping hay/straw above the water supply to mulch the area

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nrcs ACTIVITIES AT THE MISSIONARY RIDGE FIRE

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nrcs ACTIVITIES AT THE MISSIONARY RIDGE FIRE