P.O. Box 421, La Veta, CO 81055
Mark your Calendars! Please join us in a Wildfire Preparedness Event, co-hosted by several Neighborhood Ambassadors in our Baker Creek Firewise community! When:
Mark your Calendars! Please join us in a Wildfire Preparedness Event, co-hosted by several Neighborhood Ambassadors in our Baker Creek Firewise community!
Participation Benefits include
Meet and Connect with our Panadero Loop neighbors on this important topic that impacts us all.
Take home a new skill! Learn how to safely use and maintain the Tools involved with Mitigating your Property.
Bring your chainsaw and Protective gear; you will have the opportunity to cut down a tree in our designated area!
Learn how and why to adapt your property’s trees and vegetation to reduce the risk of wildfire before it happens
Participate in the afternoon community mitigation day that counts toward our Firewise Status, while learning more about what is FirewiseR
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT+00:00) View in my time
The drastic changes on the landscape after catastrophic wildfires, like the 2018 Spring Fire and the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, affects ecosystems and how water moves across the land. High intensity wildfires scorch soil and greatly reduce the amount of vegetation on hillslopes. When rain comes down over the burn scar, these barren slopes allow water to move quickly downhill because very little stands in the way to slow down the flow or absorb the water. The steep mountainsides and highly erosive granite soils found in our region further complicate problems with flooding. As more water rushes down and picks up speed, it is collecting sediment and debris. These debris-laden floodwaters are highly destructive to anything in their path, including homes, habitats, and streams.
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