The City of Boulder will begin a pilot a Perimeter Mowing Program this summer to mow a 30-foot strip of open space land next to four neighborhoods as part of citywide efforts to reduce wildfire risks in our community. The mowing pilot will complement current risk reduction strategies used in Boulder, which include tree thinning, prescribed burning, livestock grazing, invasive weed removal, wildfire home assessments and community wildfire preparedness.
Open Space and Mountain Parks’ (OSMP’s) pilot mowing program is planned twice this year in open space areas next to the Dakota Ridge, Wonderland Lake, Chautauqua and Devil’s Thumb/Shanahan Ridge neighborhoods, all of which are located in what is known as the Wildland Urban Interface. This interface, mostly along the western side of the city, is the area where undeveloped lands meet the places people live and work in Boulder. These areas have higher wildfire risks.
Informational Sessions
OSMP will host community informational sessions to answer questions about the planned mowing pilot program, as well as other wildfire risk management and wildfire preparedness efforts. Those meetings will be held from:
- 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, May 16, inside the Community Rooms at the Open Space and Mountain Parks HUB, 2520 55th. St.
- 6 to 7 p.m., Monday, May 20, inside the Boulder Creek Room at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.