Collaborative Work
and Funding

Work alongside Two Rivers Wildfire Coalition and Community Partners to design, plan, fund, and implement strategic, cross-boundary wildfire resilience projects throughout Mesa County.

Why Coordinate
with TRWC?

Reduce redundancy and align resources

Interagency coordination ensures that limited staff time and funding go further.

Design projects that protect homes, infrastructure,
and landscapes

Partners benefit from TRWC’s strategic planning tools and community relationships.

Access cooperative funding and cost-share opportunities

Co-developed projects can leverage combined resources for meaningful impact.

Multi-benefit Projects

Beyond reducing wildfire risk, we plan projects that are multi-benefit. We plan for work that protects watersheds and critical infrastructure for the whole community, improves habitat for our native species, protects our natural and historical assets, and improves safety for our first responders.

Ways We Can Partner

Share Projects
& Prescriptions

Identify Priority Areas for Cross-Boundary Work

Leverage Staff Time, Grants, Equipment, and Crews

Collaborate on Grants & Building
Capacity

Cost-Share Fuel Reduction Program

Our Cost-Share Program supports agencies and TRWC working
together to design and implement hazardous fuels reduction
projects across Mesa County.
Through cooperative funding, shared crews, and coordinated planning, partners can:

Accelerate mitigation timelines
Bring work to landscapes with high wildfire risk
Support Home Ignition Zone and ingress/egress improvements
Reduce barriers for landowners and neighborhoods
Strengthen firefighter safety and reduce suppression needs

See Our Success Stories

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Our Collaboration Success Stories

Learning Exchange: Wildfire Mitigation in Fruita, CO

A January wildfire learning exchange in Mesa County brought agencies, practitioners, and partners together on the ground to share lessons, coordinate work, and improve mitigation outcomes.

No Thoroughfare Trail Wildfire Mitigation

The week of October 10-14, 2022 teams from the City of Grand Junction Fire Department, Parks Department, and Project Team will be working along a section of No Thoroughfare Trail to reduce the risk of wildfire in the area. The trail will be temporarily closed during this time, with a map of the suggested pedestrian and bike detour below. This will involve thinning invasive plants and removing dead and down trees to improve the health of the urban forest and reduce the risk of

Riverfront Collaborative Mitigation Projects Beginning Spring 2022

Update: 5/17/2023 SWIFT Crews will continue working over the next couple of weeks in the area of Connected Lakes to complete this grant. If you live in the area expect to hear and see crews with chainsaws and chippers. MESA COUNTY Through the collaboration of Two Rivers Wildfire Coalition, local agencies are teaming up to tackle wildfire fuels reduction along the river in Grand Junction. Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently received a Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Progr

Collaborative Work and Funding

Why Coordinate with TRWC?

Design projects that protect homes, infrastructure, and landscapes