Front Range Fire Followers
With your help, we can track the response of vegetation after fire! From grasses to shrubs to flowers, post- fire vegetation is critical for forest regrowth and overall watershed health. Front Range Fire Followers seeks community to take photos, record species, and help others identify their findings in the Calwood and Left Hand fire footprints. Join us through volunteer opportunities or on your own time!
Front Range Fire Followers
With your help, we can track the response of vegetation after fire! From grasses to shrubs to flowers, post- fire vegetation is critical for forest regrowth and overall watershed health. Front Range Fire Followers seeks community to take photos, record species, and help others identify their findings in the Calwood and Left Hand fire footprints. Join us through volunteer opportunities or on your own time!
How do plant populations compare before and after a fire?
Calwood and Left Hand Fire Burn Areas
The Calwood and Left Hand fires burned over 10,000 acres in October 2020. With your help, we can track recovery across the post-fire landscape. Join us and learn more on the iNaturalist project page.
Become a Fire Follower
Join the Project
- Utilize the iNaturalist platform to document, identify, and review species within project areas.
- Create your account and join our Front Range Fire Follower projects.
Follow Along
- Upload your findings and become an Identifier by helping others label species
- DESKTOP instructions here
- MOBILE DEVICE instructions here
- Spread the word with the hashtag #FireFollowers on your social media accounts
Contact the Project Team
To sign up, learn more, or access support
Highlights from the Field
New growth sighted on the Calwood burn scar
Image courtesy of Omer Pearlman
Participant data collection through photography
Image provided by Omer Pearlman
Wild Bergamot
Image courtesy of @kelseyb87 (iNaturalist)
Utilizing the iNaturalist platform in the field
Image courtesy of Omer Pearlman
Yellow Salsify
Image courtesy of Chiara Forrester
Calwood burn scar sightings
Image courtesy of Omer Pearlman
Teamwork!
Image courtesy of Omer Pearlman
Scarlet Globemallow
Image courtesy of @sandyhockenbury (iNaturalist)
Resources
Adding an Observation with Your Phone (video)
Adding an Observation on the Web (video)
Creating an iNaturalist account
Upload and Identify Your Findings on the Web
Upload and Identify Your Findings with Your Phone
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