Colorado Statewide Forest Resource Assessment
Colorado Statewide Forest Resource Assessment Colorado Statewide Forest Resource Assessment
Owner 0.5 mile 1 mile 2 mile TotalUSFS 47,096 126,404 436,082 609,582BLM 6,064 20,390 61,508 87,962NPS 2,062 6,184 20,455 28,701USFWS - 3 5 8DOD 199 564 1,393 2,157Federal-Other 66 172 164 403State 2,848 5,653 20,402 28,903Tribal 37 381 2,609 3,028Local Govt. 12,434 16,212 32,311 60,958Private 226,455 200,499 365,989 792,944Total 297,262 376,462 940,919 1,614,644Table 16b – 2000 Wildland-Urban Interface by Forest Ownership/Management (acres)Map 17 – Wildland-Urban Interface (2030)46
Forest Type 0.5 mile 1 mile 2 mile TotalSpruce-Fir 55,744 75,146 243,543 374,433Lodgepole 131,082 116,213 228,212 475,507Aspen 218,294 178,929 377,709 774,932Mixed Conifer 167,709 105,185 184,749 457,643Ponderosa Pine 422,054 218,697 332,798 973,550Montane Riparian 62,839 34,732 63,342 160,914Piñon-Juniper 113,969 96,053 213,951 423,973Oak Shrubland 87,311 58,783 121,983 268,077Plains Riparian 1,277 361 345 1,983Introduced Riparian 10,250 3,698 5,308 19,255Total 1,270,530 887,796 1,771,941 3,930,267Table 17a – 2030 Wildland-Urban Interface by Forest Type (acres)Owner 0.5 mile 1 mile 2 mile TotalUSFS 298,807 465,822 985,474 1,750,103BLM 53,233 83,866 184,413 321,512NPS 7,059 12,285 27,610 46,953USFWS 2 9 44 55DOD 410 1,303 3,061 4,773Federal-Other 169 121 310 600State 13,658 20,892 41,460 76,010Tribal 1,289 3,313 12,154 16,756Local Govt. 38,195 29,981 30,611 98,788Private 857,591 269,812 486,163 1,613,566Total 1,270,413 887,404 1,771,300 3,929,117Table 17b – 2030 Wildland-Urban Interface by Forest Ownership/Management (acres)When the WUI data are combined with the wildfi re susceptibility analysis,the outcome shows that more than 307,000 acres are associated withcommunities of high to very high susceptibility to fi re. When the WUI data arecombined with the potential for wildfi re intensity, the outcome reveals thatalmost 490,000 acres have the potential to experience intense fi re behavior inareas associated with communities.47
- Page 1 and 2: Colorado Statewide ForestResource A
- Page 3: Table of ContentsI. Executive Summa
- Page 6 and 7: II.BackgroundThe Colorado Statewide
- Page 8 and 9: National Guidance for Statewide For
- Page 10 and 11: III. Overview of Colorado’s Fores
- Page 12 and 13: Spruce-Fir 9Spruce-fi r is among th
- Page 14 and 15: Mixed Conifer 14The mixed conifer f
- Page 16 and 17: Oak ShrublandsOak shrublands cover
- Page 18 and 19: Windbreaks, shelterbelts and their
- Page 20 and 21: Owner Spruce-Fir Lodgepole Aspen Mi
- Page 22 and 23: forest management costs per acre ha
- Page 24 and 25: include standard ownership data and
- Page 26 and 27: The second metric is an estimate of
- Page 28 and 29: Map 4 - Colorado Forest Legacy Area
- Page 30 and 31: NATIONAL THEME: Protect Forests fro
- Page 32 and 33: Map 7 - Wildland Fire Susceptibilit
- Page 34 and 35: Map 8 - Wildland Fire Intensity Ind
- Page 36 and 37: ot (CSFS 2001 and 2002). Some insec
- Page 38 and 39: Map 10 - Insect and Disease Mitigat
- Page 40 and 41: is legally mandated, as well as dal
- Page 42 and 43: change, including species extinctio
- Page 44 and 45: transport of materi als that can ad
- Page 46 and 47: Map 15 - Post-Fire Erosion RiskMap
- Page 48 and 49: environment, many homes and other s
- Page 52 and 53: Map 18 - Wildland-Urban Interface w
- Page 54 and 55: Map 20 - Wildland-Urban Interface w
- Page 56 and 57: They also are important partners in
- Page 58 and 59: Forest TypeAcres for Wood Products
- Page 60 and 61: of fragmentation to help forest man
- Page 62 and 63: Forest Type Low Moderate High Very
- Page 64 and 65: Map 25 - Important Habitat for Econ
- Page 66 and 67: ACRESImp. Habitat for Econ.Imp. Spe
- Page 68 and 69: Forest Type Low Moderate High Very
- Page 70 and 71: Map 28 - Community Forestry Opportu
- Page 72 and 73: Enhance Public Benefits from Trees
- Page 78 and 79: VI. ReferencesAlexander, K. [Intern
- Page 80 and 81: Neely, B., Comer, P., Moritz, C., L
- Page 82 and 83: VII. Statewide Assessment Steering
- Page 84 and 85: APPENDIX A - Colorado Statewide For
- Page 86 and 87: • Identify and conserve high prio
- Page 88 and 89: assessments and resource strategies
- Page 90 and 91: National Theme: Protect Forests fro
- Page 92 and 93: Protect, conserve, and enhance wild
- Page 94: States are encouraged to draw from
Owner 0.5 mile 1 mile 2 mile TotalUSFS 47,096 126,404 436,082 609,582BLM 6,064 20,390 61,508 87,962NPS 2,062 6,184 20,455 28,701USFWS - 3 5 8DOD 199 564 1,393 2,157Federal-Other 66 172 164 403State 2,848 5,653 20,402 28,903Tribal 37 381 2,609 3,028Local Govt. 12,434 16,212 32,311 60,958Private 226,455 200,499 365,989 792,944Total 297,262 376,462 940,919 1,614,644Table 16b – 2000 Wildland-Urban Interface by <strong>Forest</strong> Ownership/Management (acres)Map 17 – Wildland-Urban Interface (2030)46
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