HomeMy WebLinkAboutR06-041 - supporting house joint resolution for the colorado forests' health
Commissioner ~ moved adoption
of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 2006- C)L( (
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION FOR THE
COLORADO FORESTS' HEALTH
WHEREAS, a contingent of House and Senate representatives are sponsoring a House
Joint Resolution to urge increased and equitable federal funding for forest management, fuels,
treatment, and insect and disease response in Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the Forestry Advisory Board, through the Division of Forestry, issues the
"Report on the Health of Colorado's Forests;" and
WHEREAS, said report emphasizes that Eagle County is extremely vulnerable to insect
and disease attack and high-severity wildfire; and
WHEREAS, in Eagle County alone over 36,000 acres of lodgepole pine have been
infested with the Mountain Pine beetle which will lead to an estimated 80-100 million tree deaths
or ninety percent of the pine population in Eagle County over the next ten years; and
WHEREAS, such devastation will dramatically alter the alpine landscape in Eagle
County and lead to castastrophic wildfire danger putting our properties and tourism economy at
great peril; and
WHEREAS, federal funds for hazardous fuels reduction and insect and disease response
on both federal and nonfederallands in the state has declined despite the critical needs to
minimize the risks to our local community and properties, increase the rate of recovery of
infested forests, and to reduce the increasing fuel load.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO:
THAT, the Board hereby supports the House Joint Resolution for the Colorado Forests'
Health and encourages both state and federal level delegates to recognize the critical need for
active forest management in Eagle County and the state of Colorado necessary to protect
communities and improve the condition of Colorado's forests.
THAT, the Board joins in urging the Colorado Congressional delegation and federal land
management agencies to secure increased and equitable federal funding for forest management,
fuels treatment, and insect and disease response in Colorado.
THAT, the board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary
for the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the County of Eagle, State of
Colorado,
MOVED, READ, AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the .e:..; day of April, 2006,
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF
COLORADO, By and Through Its
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners
Commissioner ~ seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been called, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Peter F. Runyon
Commissioner Tom C. Stone
Commissioner Am M. Menconi
This Resolution passed by "?/o vote of the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Eagle, State of Colorado
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