Upper South Platte Partnership Ecological Resilience Monitoring
The Upper South Platte Watershed transmits nearly 80% of water used residentially in the Denver metropolitan area and is home to thousands of landowners in mountain communities. Recent uncharacteristically large and severe wildfires have damaged water storage and conveyance infrastructure, destroyed homes, and reduced forested area within the watershed.
Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
Initial Landscape Investments to Protect Communities and Improve Resilience in America’s Forests