Timber Ridge Folks,
All Timber Ridge Residents are cordially Invited and Encouraged to attend this Very Important Meeting/Workshop and Breakfast.
Timber Ridge Community Wildfire/Defensible Home Space Education Meeting/Workshop and Breakfast
When: 9:00 am -11:00am Wednesday May 7, 2025 (Doors will open for Breakfast at 8:30am)
Where: Timber Ridge Clubhouse
Google Calendar Invite Link: Wildfire Education Breakfast Meeting.
RSVP: Please RSVP with Calendar Invite or reply to this email, so we know how many to serve for breakfast.
Breakfast will be provided.
As we have seen living in a small mountain town surrounded by national forest lands, wildfires have become more common and a greater risk to our community.
It is important to understand the facts on living with fire on the landscape in the Greater Pagosa Area and learn more on these issues such as:
- What is being done to protect the Greater Pagosa community from catastrophic wildfires.
- Managing the surrounding forest to be more resilience to wildfires
- History of Wildfires in the Greater Pagosa area.
- What can you do to lower the risk of fires to your home and property
We are fortunate to have some excellent local experts presenting on Wildfire Prevention and Education, Forest Health/Management, Defensible Home Space Mitigation, Community Preparedness, Living with Fire on the Landscape, Home Insurance and other important related topics.
Please don’t miss this very important Wildfire Education meeting!
Presenters:
Bill Tramarco -Wildfire Adaptive Partnership
Brian Austin/Kevin Lindner- San Juan National Forest -Wildfire Specialist-Prevention & Education Specialist
Alex Handloff – San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership/Mountain Studies Institute- Communications Director
Tyler Albers – Ex- Forest Service and Current Fire Mitigator
Allen/Mary Michalak – Farmer’s Insurance Agent
Plus a short video on wildfires and prevention in the greater Pagosa Area.
Some of the Subjects to be presented and discussed:
Defensible Space Mitigation -Community Readiness
Wildfire Mitigation -Forest Management(Prescribed Fires/Mitigation Plans in the Greater Pagosa Area)
Home Insurance/Fire Hydrant Testing
Living with Fire on the Landscape
Plus time for Q&A.
Update on Grant funds for Home Fire Mitigation:
San Juan Conservation District has funds available and will be awarding grants to pay for 50% of your project, up to $4,000. Deadline for application is April 24, 2025
505A County Road 600 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147Phone: (970) 731-3615 Ask for Cynthia Purcell
See attached file with application packet.
Wildfire Adaptive Partnership(WAP) has home fire mitigation grant funds still available with reimbursement up to 60% of cost of mitigation.
Sign up for a Free Wildfire Risk Assessment and learn more about the grant funds available. WAP(Bill Tramarco) will start doing assessments on April 24 for 2025.
Presented by : Colorado Timber Ridge Metro District and HOA- Fire and Forest Health Committee
Please refer to Bob Milford ( bm***********@***il.com) 281-467-2379 or Thomas Jones(sp******@**.com) with any questions.