This tree work needs to be done with careful research, Information gathering and knowledge that this is the best way to mitigate forests. They is no putting them back if the wrong decision is made! We need to proceed ONLY when all important Information has been acquired, and we have the best route forward to follow.

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Saving animals

The rate at which our natural beauty is being decimated is appalling.

It’s become a great concern that the philosophy and methods of deforestation in Denver Mountain Parks is not in keeping with the best known methods of fire mitigation!!!!
In the best interest of all elements involved this project must be re-evaluated and immediately stopped!
The future environmental health of the forest and wildlife deserve the most care available though intelligently implemented best practices of proven forestry and not “in the moment popular, limited researched solutions from a inexperienced short sited committee of limited experience employees “. Consulting the premier environmentalist with a proven track record of fire mitigation and forestry health and existing projects of proof should absolutely be consulted.
This is a legacy for future generations to experience and enjoy. You are tasked with more that clearing trees to dampen your fears.
Safety and beauty can both be accomplished if those in power choose to take seriously the total scope of researched proven possibilities!
Be wise, take time and care. And the citizens should be included even if you’d rather just get it done your way!

I have been fighting this as well for years. It's just an excuse to spend grant money.

I live in the area and am concerned about this and the way it's intended to be done.

Too much cutting is dangerous for the life of our forests...

The clear cutting is obnoxious. Older growth, spaced out trees are a better healthier alternative. But that would take more time to work around.

Trees are essential to sustain a healthy climate and ecosystem and provide a crucial means to connect with nature.

We experienced a loss of trees from the April 2024 winds due to thinning of our trees on our lot. The thinning was not intentional mitigating,, but rather cutting down diseased trees. When the high winds came we lost 14 fir and ponderosa trees that were healthy. They were completely uprooted as they had no support from other trees. We have 8 acres and this thinned area was the only area that was affected by the high winds.

My understanding is that compact forests act as wind breaks and severe thinning of trees increases the high winds that increase the intensity of forest fires. It also opens up the forest floor to increased heat from the sun.

I lovve our trees they are what should be allowed to live. This thinnng is too much

Does Not retard fires.

I live in Evergreen & I am concerned with all the damage & impact the clear tree cutting is having on all our beautiful open spaces & parks.

excessive tree cutting in the parks is damaging bird habitat

Cutting the trees when we need them is very thoughtless. The soil will dry out increasing the risk of fire. Trees hold water. Also the gaps in the trees will allow wind to pass through more rapidly so if there is a fire it will spread more quickly. Last but not least, the fire mitigating efforts so far have left the community wondering about the tax payer dollars wasted. Federal tax dollars are still taxdollars. To devastate huge tracts of land in the name of fire mitigation may appeal to the logging industry, but they have left unsightly messes. What I don't understand is how leaving dead trees standing and heaps of slash on the ground is going to prevent fires. There is a level of insanity at work here that beggars belief.

I am a mountain resident and love my trees and want to protect them. I also do not believe that taking down all the trees will prevent a forest fire. I do believe that we can all do our part by keeping the forest floor free from debris and excess tree fall.

I hike and bike in Evergreen weekly.

Nobody voted for Jeffco to destroy our forests under the guise of "fire mitigation"

I use the parks

The destruction of native forest has profound trickle-down effects that will not be recoverable in our or our children's lifetimes.

We should not be losing trees and breaking up the landscape. It will affect the wildlife that depends on these trees for nesting, cover and food.

Deforestation is a horrible trend that must stop for the good of our state.

We are losing our nature. The pride of our state and country. For logging. If that doesn't !@#$! you off, you're the bad guy in any movie, but what do you know, it's real life!

My property backs up to Denver Parks and the open space mitigation done 2 years ago has changed everything. Wildlife displaced. Forest dying due to direct sun and no protection from wind. A tender box for fire now due to ground debris.
I hike in my home town of Evergreen and our parks are being destroyed. Please stop taking all the trees. A few but not leaving only meadow and young trees that take decades to grow tall.

I wish for my grandchildren to live in the same open space which I have been afforded.

I believe the way these forests have been cut and all the trunks left behind pose greater fire risk and we back up to one such park

Please leave the forests to thrive!

Preserve our nature and trees

The management of the tree cutting is a joke. It is called clear cutting and is ruining the environment. It is ecologically damaging and it also ruins our enjoyment of the areas. It is a ploy to get money.