Bennet, Hickenlooper Secure $20.2 Million for Colorado Wildfire Recovery

Emergency Watershed Protection funds will help communities recover from 416, Spring Creek, and Lake Christine Fires

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Governor John Hickenlooper today secured $20.2 million in Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) funds for wildfire recovery projects in La Plata, Huerfano, Costilla, and Eagle counties.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today approved the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act. With the late U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan legislation to place youth and returning veterans in national service positions to protect, restore, and enhance America’s great outdoors.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) expired at midnight last night.