Cache La Poudre Wildfire / Watershed Assessment
Project Summary
Completion Date: 2011
Partners
US Forest Service
This assessment was a part of the Bark Beetle Incident Project with the USFS. The analysis was completed at the scale of 6th level watersheds. This assessment identifies, prioritizes, and recommends measures to protect those watersheds that provide or convey critical community water supplies from the adverse effects of post-wildfire hydrologic changes, including flooding, erosion, debris flows, and deposition. We also completed an opportunities and constraints analysis to identify potential next steps for watershed protection.
The assessment followed a procedure prescribed by the Watershed Wildfire Protection Group titled “Protecting Critical Watersheds in Colorado from Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization”.
Project Actions
Identify high hazard watersheds that burned in subsequent fires
Identify impacted watersheds that provide critical community water supplies
Analyze opportunities and constraints to identify next steps for watershed protection
Benefits
Protect critical water supplies
Support ecosystem resiliency
Prevent post-wildfire hazards from subsequent fires
Maps
The maps in the slide show below are from the Cache La Poudre Wildfire/Watershed Assessment. Click on the slide show to view the priority maps. The legend text identifies the ranking item. Descriptions of the maps and how they were created are contained in the report located in the Documents section.
