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forest health

4 Porch Notes tagged “forest health,” from counties across Colorado.

Home and property - La Plata County

Around Durango, defensible space is a normal part of owning a home

Much of La Plata County sits in the wildland-urban interface, where creating defensible space around a home is a routine wildfire-readiness step.

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Home and property - Routt County

In the Yampa Valley, defensible space is work you do before there is smoke

Homes set among the forests and sagebrush hills around Steamboat Springs sit in a wildfire-prone landscape, and the time to create defensible space is well before a fire starts.

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Home and property - Mineral County

Beetle-killed forest is part of the wildfire picture in Mineral County

Large stands of spruce killed by beetles surround Mineral County, which is part of why wildfire and defensible space are ongoing concerns for homes near the forest.

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Home and property - Summit County

Summit County defensible space is normal mountain home upkeep

Defensible space around a Summit County home is routine upkeep, like clearing snow, for houses near forest and brush.

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