Date: 08/22/2012
Final
CO Forest Health, Prescribed Burns, and the WUI
WILDFIRE COMMISSION
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01:53 PM -- Colorado Forest Health, Prescribed Burns, and the Wildland-Urban Interface
Dr. Skip Smith, Colorado State University Warner College of Natural Resources, and Dr. Tony Cheng, Director, Colorado State University Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, addressed the commission to discuss the mission of the Colorado State University Colorado Forest Restoration Institute. Dr. Cheng provided a power point presentation to the commission concerning the history of forest health, prescribed burns, and the WUI in Colorado (Attachment H).
02:12 PM
Dr. Cheng and Dr. Smith responded to questions from the commission concerning forest health in Colorado, the process of masticating forest fuels, and the process of prescribed fires. Discussion ensued between Dr. Cheng, Dr. Smith, and the commission members concerning forest management and the process of clearing masticated fuels from high risk wildfire areas. Dr. Cheng and Dr. Smith responded to questions from the commission concerning the timber industry and the challenges of making forest thinning by the timber industry viable in Colorado. Discussion ensued concerning the economic challenges of the timber industry in Colorado.