Conservation within the rural communities of Colorado’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) are essential for conservation goals.

WUI communities serve as social-ecological hotspots, grappling with challenges like wildfire-induced home destruction, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity loss. The ripple effects from each home can span hundreds of yards to miles, magnifying the urgency of conservation measures.

Land stewardship is shown to have positive impacts for ecosystem health, wildfire habitat, and natural resources. Stewardship involves decision mades by individual residents about the management of natural resources on their land.