Boulder may target junipers in wildfire mitigation measures

Boulder may target junipers in wildfire mitigation measures

Juniper shrubs — prickly plants that pepper the Front Range — are something of a thorn in the side of the city of Boulder as it takes strides to make the area more wildfire resistant. The juniper type of plant, which also includes trees, is targeted in the city’s latest discussion of wildfire hardiness as it pursues adopting updates from the International Wildland Urban Interface code, or WUI. While not official, the Boulder City Council appears…