From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting. Learn how the Sublette County Conservation District's collaborative effort with different private, state and federal partners has helped improve their response and resilience to wildfires in the region.

1. Michael Henn
District Manager

4.  Fontenelle Fire
 47,431 acres
 $850,000 Awarded

6.  June 2012 Fire Started
 Partners Started Engaging as the Flames Died
 Grant Writing Fall/Winter 2012
 Practices Implemented on the Ground Summer 2013 and 2014
 Weeds
 Riders
 Off Site Grazing
 Fence Reconstruction
 Monitoring
 Summer 2015-2018
 Weeds
 Monitoring

7. Fall 2014

8.  33,797 acres
 Building on Experience
 $67,000 Awarded

9.  July 2016 Fire
 July 2016 Conversations Between Partners and
Funding Entities.
 Fall and Winter Meetings with Partners and
Permittees
 Summer 2017 and 2018
 Fence Construction
 Weed Treatments
 Rider
 Livestock Movement
 Weed Surveys

14.  61,560 Acres
 $1,646,000 Awarded
 3rd Time is the Charm

15.  55 Homes Lost
 Road Infrastructure Impacted
 New Partners Added to the
“Team”
 Workshops and Outreach
 Huge Community
Outreach

16.  Community Meetings
 Open Houses
 Individual Assessments

17.  September 2018 Fire Started
 Phone Calls and Conversations Started the First Day
 Funding in Place Fall 2018
 Summer 2019
 Monitoring
 Grazing Deferment
 Weed Treatment
 Erosion Control/Soil Stabilization
 Summer 2020 Planned in Addition
 Riders

22.  Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Fund
 Exxon Oil
 Wyoming Game and Fish Trust Fund
 Wyoming Big Game License Coalition
 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
 Private Landowners
 Jonah Infill Mitigation Office
 Pinedale Anticline Mitigation Office
 Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
 Hoback Ranches Service Improvement District

23.  Water Quality monitoring
 Education and Outreach on Fuels Reduction
 Continue Learning From the Past

24.  “How Can We Help, Not What Are You Doing to Fix the
Problem”
 Look at Funding Sources Outside the Box
 Planning, Planning, Planning
 Coordination Meetings After Every Season
 Finally There is No “I” in Team
 Relationships Matter

26. www.sublettecd.com