“What has been happening is a recognition and an understanding that these upper basins of our major river systems of the state are where the big, forested watersheds are. A lot of those are like ours – not in the best of health and at risk for wildfire. We need to focus more attention on those challenges, as we’ve done through the Envision process here.”
Greg Felt
Just appointed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
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