Brad Piehl is a Forest Hydrologist with more than 30 years of experience helping communities, water providers, and public agencies protect and restore watersheds across Colorado and the western United States. His expertise spans watershed planning, wildfire risk assessment, post-fire recovery, and forest and water resource management, with nearly two decades focused on understanding and mitigating wildfire impacts on watersheds and water supplies. A founding member of the Watershed Wildfire Protection Group, Brad has led watershed hazard assessments and restoration efforts across the Rocky Mountains and has contributed to pre- and post-fire planning on several of Colorado’s largest wildfires. He is passionate about the connections between forests, wildfires, and healthy watersheds. At home in the Colorado Rockies, Brad enjoys enjoys mountain biking, nordic skiing, hiking and skiing the Whales Tail. 

Education: M.S. Forest Engineering, B.S. Forest Hydrology