Forest Health/Wildfire Mitigation Committee - Santa Fe Trail Ranch

Now know as Forest Health Coalition (501 (c) 3 Non-Profit)

Educational Events, Completed Projects and CWPP Planning Meetings 2004-2008

10/15/04

Culebra Range Community Coalition Presentation at SFTR Annual Meeting 

06/18/05 

FireWise Training Seminar – Presented by Judy Serby and Mandy  Wiedeman from CSFS

07/14/05 

Vermejo Park Ranch Shaded Fuel Break Tour – Scott Chase, Head  Forester from VPR and
CK Morey, CSFS District Forester guided tour of Shaded Fuel Break on Border of VPR with SFTR

08/18/05

Vermejo Park Ranch Shaded Fuel Break Tour – Part II      

09/21/05 

Tour of Bosque del Oso Wildlife Area Restoration sites with Bob Holder and Jeremy Gallegos, Colorado DOW District Wildlife Managers   

10/21/05 

Firewise Site Tour of Properties on SFTR w/ Judy Serby from CSFS as luncheon Speaker re: CWPPs 

10/31/05  

Review of CWPP Preliminary Findings – Presented by CK Morey,  CSFS District Forester

02/01/06

Collaborators Meeting to Review first draft of CWPP  

02/18/06 

FH/WM committee Public Meeting to discuss CWPP with CK Morey,  CSFS District Forester and Jim Webb, Land Stewardship Associates (CWPP Consultant) Presenting followed by an open forum for questions and disc

10/13/06 

Merrill Kaufmann presentation on Forest Health 

08/09/07  

Tour of SFTR D-Space sites and VPR-SFTR Shaded Fuel Break for   NM Firewise and Colfax County Coalition of Firewise Communities

11/09/07

Mechanical Mitigation Tour with Bullhog Demonstrations and VPR-SFTR   Shaded Fuel Break Site Tour

04/15/08 

Planning Meeting Held for Legislative Tour of SFTR-VPR Fuel Break 

07/05/08

Tabletop display debut at Santa Fe Trail Ranch Independence Day Picnic 

10/25/08

Free Standing educational display debut at Santa Fe Trail Ranch Annual Meeting  

Other Accomplishments

05/05

2005 WUI Grant approved

09/05   

2006 WUI Grant Submitted

10/05 

Website up and running at sftrforest.org

12/05-01/06 

Hydro-Axe project Net of 250+ hrs of Hydro-Axe run time

01/25/06 

CWPP Draft mailed to all SFTR Property Owners

01/25/06 

“Only You Can Protect Forest Health” – DVD Mailed out with CWPP Draft

04/11/06

Santa Fe Trail Ranch CWPP completed

09-10/06

SFTR-Vermejo Park Ranch Fuel Break work continued (2006 WUI grant)

10/06

Receive Firewise Communities/USA for SFTR

11-12/06

BullHog D-Space work coordinated for SFTR private property owners 141.5 hours

12/06

3 representatives to Nat’l Firewise Mtg and Home Ignition Zone Training - Denver

05/07  

Receive 501c3 status from IRS Name changed to Santa Fe Trail Ranch Firewise Action Group                   

05-06/07

SFTR-VPR Fuel Break work continued (2003 WUI grant) total of 420 acres completed

6-7/07 

2nd round of BullHog work at SFTR with additional 145.5 hours completed

09/07

2007 CWPP & Fire Feature Maps Update completed and posted to website

09/07 

3rd round BullHog work at SFTR begins with 280+ hours scheduled

11/07

SFTR-VPR Fuel Break work to continued (2007 WUI + 2007 1130 grant funds)

01/08   

Grant proposals written for Community Wildfire Protection Plans for Spirit Mountain Ranch and Trinidad Lake Estates.

04/08 

Full length of SFTR-VPR Fuel Break along mutual borders is completed (~1400 acres). 

05/08

Cost share distributed for BullHog mechanical thinning defensible space work.

06/08 

Helped coordinate project approval visits and qualification for FLEP funds.

07/08 

Spirit Mountain Ranch completed CWPP.

08/08

Approval to continue SFTR-VPR fuel break on Wooton Ranch & tie into I-25.

11/08

Representative sent to National Firewise Meeting - Tampa

                                                                                                      

                                   

                                              

                                                                               

                                                                     

                          

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