The Boulder Watershed Collective and The Watershed Center have been selected by Boulder County to perform wildfire mitigation education and outreach. As part of the county's new Wildfire Mitigation Sales Tax, each local non-profit will receive $200,000 per year for five years to fund two, full-time positions.
"We are excited to increase our staff capacity to provide wildfire mitigation opportunities to more communities throughout the watershed, and look forward to partnering with Boulder County and other agencies on the mitigation projects," said Maya MacHamer, Director of the Boulder Watershed Collective, in a press release.
The Boulder Watershed Collective works to promote community stewardship, and revitalize social and ecological systems within the Boulder Creek watershed and beyond.
“We are grateful to Boulder County for this opportunity for us to expand community engagement in wildfire mitigation and forge stronger partnerships for science-based and collaborative mitigation projects,” said Yana Sorokin, Executive Director of the Watershed Center.
The Watershed Center works to protect watersheds for people and the environment using a collaborative and science-based approach.
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