In the summer of 2018 formal planning and implementation of a shaded fuel break was completed.  The goal was to enhance mitigation for lots 18 and 19. The shaded fuel break is about 370 ft wide by 300 feet deep.

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Planning was done by the Colorado State Forest Service.  Actual tree cutting was done by Elk Creek Fire Department.

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The effort shows a way toward a future Open Space mitigation effort to protect the neighborhood from a wildfire threat from the southwest - as discussed in the DR Assessment.