About GCCI
Mission
The Gilpin County Citizens Initiative (GCCI) is dedicated to
facilitating and coordinating citizen action in
Goals
- Create and maintain a network of citizens in the county who are concerned about forest health and wildfire prevention issues.
- Organize spring beetle control activities (spraying and pheromone pouch purchases).
- Maintain a state of the art website to take citizen orders for prevention products and take citizen requests for help with forest related issues. The clearing house software will match a citizen request with available professional or volunteer options.
- Provide referral information on vendors in the area and information on how citizens are affected by new governmental rules and regulations.
- Organize volunteer operations to help private property owners treat infected trees on their property.
- Organize volunteer operations to work with government agencies to treat infected trees on public property and road right of ways.
- Work with private and public entities to promote a comprehensive approach to forest management and wildfire prevention.
- Create a wood bank from harvested beetle killed wood to help low income local citizens with their winter heating needs.
- Use the Citizens Initiative to apply for and administer grants relating to forest management and wildfire prevention issues.
- Setup funding for green scholarships for local students to pursue careers in forestry or environmental engineering.
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Next GCCI meeting is on May 6, 2009. Click here for more information.