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The Allenspark Community Wildfire Protection Plan is for and by the people of Allenspark to inform and educate property owners and residents about escape plans from a forest fire, easy ways to slow down a fire around your house, and what people should know and do to be prepared for a fire in our area. It will help our firefighters by mapping water resources, vegetation types and important features that should be saved. The end result will be a comprehensive fire protection plan for our area and open the doors for grants and other moneys for fire mitigation and defense.
Allenspark Beetle Control (ABC) is a group of concerned Allenspark area citizens who care about their forest and want to fight against the epidemic infestation of the mountain pine beetle and other beetles that are destroying the trees on the Front Range.
The Community Forestry Sort Yard will reopen for the season on April 14! County residents can use tree and slash drop-off site just north of Allenspark/Meeker Park at no charge through August 15th. The hours of operation will be: Tuesday-Saturday: 9am-5pm. Closed: Sunday and Monday. The site is located north of Meeker Park on Highway 7, about one-eighth of a mile north of the Boulder/Larimer County line on the east side of the road. The site will accept any size trees with no diameter limit, although the county prefers logs that are cut in 8, 10 or 12 foot lengths with branches cut flush with the trunk because these can be used for posts and poles. Trees will be processed based on their condition or value for other applications. Beetle-infested wood will not be accepted during beetle flight (which takes place roughly from mid-July through the end of September). Please read the Collection Specifications before you start cutting.
Rocky Mountain NP is beginning the process of preparing a new Fire Management Plan for the park. The current plan was approved in 1992 and does not fully address the challenges we now face with the bark beetle epidemic, other forest health issues, and community wildfire protection. They would like to hear your ideas about what the new Fire Management Plan should include. You may submit comments in writing, through the method of your choice. Submit your comments online. The comment period closes on 03/06/2009 at 11:59 PM.
Forestry Management, Inc. was organized in 1976 for the promotion and education of good forestry practices and management of private forest lands. These practices can include controlling the pine beetle, removing, treating and disposing of beetle infested timber, the thinning of forest lands to promote healthy forests and educating land owners in fire mitigation practices. FMI financially supports Allenspark Beetle Control, the Allenspark CWPP and this website. FMI is a nonprofit organization that welcomes your financial support. Please direct your contributions to FMI, 359 Big John Road, Lyons, CO 80540 or click on the Donate Button, at left. Your tax deductible donation will be gratefully acknowledged by letter.
On July 31st - August 2nd 2009 there is to be a reunion of all the kids that attended the Allenspark, Colorado one-room school in the early days. Click this link for more information.
The Allenspark Wind is a journal of the life and times of Allenspark, Ferncliff, Longs Peak, Meeker Park, Peaceful Valley, Raymond, and Riverside, Colorado. Published monthly, the Allenspark Wind features informative, educational, and entertaining articles in a newspaper format averaging 24 to 28 pages. Content includes timely announcements, news and current-events reports, historical perspectives, opinions, creative expression, and ads for local businesses. Production is by community volunteers.
Most of Allenspark is within Boulder County. The northernmost neighborhoods are in Larimer County.
Boulder County Aging Services is represented in Allenspark by Peggy Mills, Community Care Coordinator, Monday-Thursday 303-747-2592. Peggy has items like crutches and wheelchairs available for loan at no charge.
Allenspark Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off Center accepts bagged and loose garbage from households and small businesses.
Burn Permits can be obtained on-line for open slash burns in Boulder County.
Whose property is that? Find out using satellite imagery, property lines and ownership information at Boulder County GIS.
Boulder County Constituent Services Liaison, Carrie Haverfield, can help direct your question or concern to the Board of County Commissioners.
View the Live Stream of Commissioners' Public Meetings and Hearings.
The Allenspark Fire Protection District is staffed by twenty five volunteers. Our response area covers approximately 155 square miles in rural Larimer and Boulder Counties. Special services that we provide in addition to Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services are Search and Rescue, Inspections, Fire Prevention and Mutual Aid to neighboring agencies.
The Allenspark 1.7E weather station and the Wild Basin Webcam are located along Highway 7 at mile-marker 17.
The Elkstreet.com weather station and webcam are located in Pine Valley.
Copeland Lake is an automated SNOTEL station at the mouth of Wild Basin.
The KM6GE weather station is in the Rockledge Circle neighborhood.
CoCoRaHS Daily Precipitation Reports. Search for 'Station Number' CO-BO-22, CO-BO-15 or CO-BO-176 to display daily rain and snow data for Allenspark.
Colorado State Forest Service
Rocky Mountain National Park
Roosevelt National Forest, Boulder Ranger District
Roosevelt National Forest, Canyon Lakes District
Boulder County Wildfire Mitigation
Larimer County Wildfire Mitigation
US Senate: Senator Mark Udall D, Senator Michael Bennet D
Representing Boulder County portion of Allenspark:
US House of Representatives (2nd Dist): Representative Jared Polis D
State Senate (16th Dist): Senator Dan Gibbs D
State House of Representatives (13th Dist): Representative Claire Levy D
Boulder County Board of County Commissioners
Representing Larimer County portion of Allenspark:
US House of Representatives (4th Dist): Representative Betsy Markey D
State Senate (15th Dist): Senator Kevin Lundberg R
State House of Representatives (49th Dist): Representative B.J. Nikkel R
Larimer County Board of County Commissioners
This public information resource is sponsored by FMI and the Allenspark CWPP planning team,
Stan Huntting, Webmaster. Contact: webmaster (at) allenspark.info