Gilpin County Pile Build Workshop

Join The Ember Alliance, Timberline Fire, and Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership for a pile build workshop!

About: This workshop is for community members in Gilpin County, CO who are interested in using pile building and burning as a method to mitigate wildfire risk and improve forest health in their communities. At the workshop we will discuss fire ecology, wildfire mitigation, and you will get hands-on experience building slash piles. Forestry professionals and firefighters will be present to facilitate the workshop, so bring your questions about forest management, tree thinning, pile construction and pile burning! Please bring your own lunch as this will be an all-day event.

Location: Use this google maps pin to navigate to the workshop site. This pin will take you directly to the parking area.

Bring: water, lunch, work gloves, work boots, long sleeve shirt & pants for pile building, sunglasses, sunscreen, and hard hat if you have one.

Agenda:

9:00 am – Meet at workshop site

9:00 - 9:10 – Housekeeping and emergency procedures

9:10 - 9:30 – Introductions from hosts & participants

9:30 - 10:00 – Fire Ecology & Forest Health

10:00 - 10:30 – Home Ignition Zone, Pile Burn Cooperatives & CO Certified Burner Program

10:30 - 11:00 – How to build a slash pile & demo build

11:00 - 11:30 – Pile burn requirements in Gilpin County

11:30 - 12:00 – Resources available to participants

12:00 - 12:30 – Lunch

12:30 - 2:30 – Pile building with workshop participants

2:30 - 3:00 pm – Final questions & workshop conclusion

Questions?

Email Kristin: a3Jpc3RpbiB8IGVtYmVyYWxsaWFuY2UgISBvcmc=

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