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Colorado Forest Health Council

Overview

The Colorado Forest Health Council is a volunteer stakeholder body whose role is to provide a collaborative forum to advise the Governor, through the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources, and the Colorado General Assembly, on issues, opportunities, and threats to Colorado’s forests.

Primary Duties

The Council, previously housed at the Colorado State Forest Service, was reestablished during the Colorado 2021 Legislative Session with 26 members representing all corners of Colorado. The Council's updated mission includes improving forest health in Colorado through integrated, science-based approaches, with a focus on cross-jurisdictional collaboration among federal, state, and local governments, as well as private and nonprofit partners to reduce wildfire risk, restore ecological resilience, safeguard communities and water supplies, mitigate and adapt to climate change, support local economies, and protect recreation areas.

2055 Vision for Forest Health in Colorado- Draft for Public Comment 

Colorado's 2055 Vision for Forest Health is ready for review and input. The Forest Health Council undertook this important project in 2024, with robust representation contributing to the drafting process, facilitated by Fire Adapted Colorado with graphic illustration by Heartwood Visuals. Adopting a longer-term vision as a guiding star should help us find our roles and guide our actions toward achieving the future healthy forests in which we want future generations to live and play.

Please view the Draft Vision and add any input that would clarify or strengthen the vision via this input form, designed to collect Stakeholder input on the Forest Health Council's Draft 2055 Vision for Forest Health. Fire Adapted Colorado and Heartwood Visuals will work closely with Forest Health Council leadership to integrate input received through this survey. Stakeholder input will be accepted until Noon on Monday, January 13th.

Council members stand in a circle along a dirt road discussion treatments
Council members stand in a line in front of a mountain range

Upcoming Meetings

Colorado Forest Health Council

Quarterly Meeting

October 30, 2024

9:00-3:00

Agenda

Meeting link: October 30th Zoom Meeting

Legislative Committee

December 13, 2024

8:30-9:30

Meeting link: meet.google.com/ycs-qoku-otg

Committee on Leveraging Resources

December 9, 2024

12:00-1:00

Meeting link: meet.google.com/xpg-hfoa-pzw

Agenda

 

Previous Meetings

Forest Health Council

2024 Meetings

October 2024

July 2024

April 2024

January 2024

2023 Meetings

October 2023

August 2023

July 2023

May 2023

February 2023

2022 Meetings

October 2022

September 2022

August 2022

July 2022

April 2022

January 2022

2021 Meetings

November 2021

Legislative Committee

2024

October 18, 2024

October 4, 2024

September 20, 2024

September 6, 2024

August 23, 2024

August 9, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 14, 2024

May 31, 2024

May 3, 2024

April 19, 2024

April 5, 2024

March 22, 2024

March 8, 2024

February 23, 2024

January 26, 2024

January 12, 2024

2023

December 15, 2023

December 1, 2023

November 17, 2023

October 20, 2023

October 6, 2023

September 15, 2023

September 1, 2023

July 28, 2023

July 20, 2023

July 14, 2023

July 7, 2023

June 30, 2023

June 23, 2023

June 2, 2023

May 26, 2023

May 19, 2023

May 5, 2023

April 21, 2023

April 7, 2023

March 24, 2023

March 10, 2023

February 24, 2023

February 10, 2023

January 27, 2023

January 13, 2023

2022

December 16, 2022

December 2, 2022

November 4, 2022

October 7, 2022

September 23, 2022

September 9, 2022

August 26, 2022 

August 19, 2022 

July 29, 2022 

July 22, 2022 

July 15, 2022 

July 1, 2022 

June 17, 2022

June 3, 2022

May 20, 2022

May 6, 2022

Committee on Leveraging Resources

2024

October 14, 2024

September 9, 2024

July 8, 2024

June 10, 2024

May 13, 2024

March 11, 2024

February 12, 2024

January 8, 2024

2023

December 11, 2023

November 13, 2023

October 9, 2023

September 11, 2023

July 10, 2023

June 12, 2023

May 8, 2023

April 10, 2023

March 13, 2023

February 6, 2023

January 13, 2023

2022

November 7, 2022

October 4, 2022

September 6, 2022

August 1, 2022

June 22, 2022

May 9, 2022

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