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F75813043754ED588725889500532C7B Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For COLORADO FOREST HEALTH COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS

INTERIM COMMITTEE  WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Aug 5, 2022      
Location Old State Library



Colorado Forest Health Council Recommendations - Committee Discussion Only


09:08:33 AM  
Larimer County Commissioner,
Jody Shadduck-McNally, introduced herself as the chair of the the Colorado
Forest Health Council. Matt McCombs, Director and State Forester, Colorado
State Forest Service also presented on behalf of the Forest Health Council.
09:10:34 AM  
Commissioner Shadduck-McNally and Director
McCombs gave a presentation on their five legislative recommendations from
the Colorado Forest Health Council. Their recommendations involved expanding
forestry education, workforce development programs, investments in Good
Neighbor Authority, local and state agency planning and project management
capacity, and creative incentives for private industry. Their presentation
can be found here:
https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/1._colorado_forest_council_presentation.pdf.
Recommendations made to the committee can be found here:
https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/forest_health_council_recommendations.pdf.
09:13:21 AM  
Commissioner Shadduck-McNally
and Director McCombs answered questions from the committee regarding higher
education efforts, programs within higher education, using inmates for
fire mitigation, funding, Good Neighbor Authority, project management capacity,
and incentives around grazing issues.






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