PLATEAU VALLEY, Colo. (KREX) — The first phase of a wildfire mitigation and habitat enhancement initiative led by Colorado West Land Trust (CWLT) on a conserved property in Plateau Valley has been completed.

Completed in partnership with the Western Colorado Conservation Corps (WCCC), the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) and Ute Water, the project aims to protect people, infrastructure and natural resources.

The project will establish a 300-foot-wide firebreak and use a mosaic approach to clear certain clusters of vegetation while leaving others intact. It will mitigate risks to infrastructure such as water pipes, the Vega Reservoir canal, the Molina Power Plant, and the Cottonwood Creek watershed, which supplies water to residents in unincorporated Mesa County and areas of Grand Jun

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