7A2F174DB703AE5B872588850053E724 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICEINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Jul 20, 2022 Location Old State Library Colorado State Forest Service - Committee Discussion Only 09:16:28 AM Matt McCombs, Director and State Forester, Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) gave a presentation on the CSFS. The presentation was an overview of the CSFS, their duties, services they provide, and the Colorado State Nursery the committee invested in. 09:29:03 AM Mr. McCombs answered questions from the committee on the reforestation process, forest management, native species, forest density, replanting efficacy, and wildfire risk software. 09:48:14 AM Mr. McCombs continued his presentation, giving an overview on legislation that impacted CSFS. 10:03:32 AM The committee commented on the recent legislation. 10:12:00 AM Mr. McCombs continued his presentation, giving an overview of funding, challenges forests and CSFS is facing, impacts of wildfires increasing, workforce capacity challenges, and national cohesive strategy. 10:17:22 AM Mr. McCombs answered questions from the committee on workforce needs and forestry experts.