Boulder County

Louisville, Colo. – September 23, 2026 -- Homeowners across Boulder County are increasingly hiring a single design-build team rather than separate architects and contractors to handle outdoor living projects, according to insights from Klint Reiber of Colorado Custom Decks & Mosaic Outdoor Living in Louisville.

The region's shifting foothill winds, changing storm drainage patterns, and steep elevation changes make outdoor construction more technically demanding than it appears. A unified team studies these conditions early, guiding material and layout choices that hold up across seasons rather than failing under local stress.

Boulder, Colo. – September 18, 2026 -- Two new murals have gone up in Nederland and Lyons, Colorado, part of a campaign urging homeowners to treat wildfire mitigation as routine home upkeep rather than an emergency response.

Wildfire Partners commissioned the artwork to reach residents directly

The murals, funded by Boulder County's Wildfire Partners program, are located at Nederland Feed and Pet on CO-72 in Nederland and on Broadway between 4th and 5th Ave. in Lyons. Artists Taylor Shaw and Rachel Dinda designed the pieces, each carrying the campaign headline "Home Sweet Mitigated Home" alongside embedded images of properly mitigated homes -- including examples of removed juniper plants, a highly combustible landscaping choice near many county houses.