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National Forests along northern Front Range enter fire restrictions; provide fall safety reminders
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 30, 2021) – Due to dry and warm conditions and recent fire starts, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests’ Clear Creek, Boulder and Canyon Lakes ranger districts along with the Pawnee National Grassland are enacting Stage 1 fire restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Stage 1 fire restrictions limit where and what type of fires visitors can have and remain in place until rescinded. The following is PROHIBITED under Stage 1 Fire…
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Partner Spotlight: Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership
Help us welcome one of the newest members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative! The Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership (CCWFHP) formed to meet the need for Clear Creek stakeholder coordination and collaboration to facilitate wildfire risk mitigation. The immediate purpose of the Partnership is…
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Fireshed Field Tour Recap: Partnering for More Resilient Forests
Photo: Fireshed partners and community members gather to learn about forest restoration work at the Shambhala Mountain Center. (Jake Marlow) Last week, on a beautifully clear and crisp fall day within the Poudre River Watershed, members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (Fireshed) stepped away from their…
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Weather & the Prescribed Burn Plan
Photo caption: A wildland fire fighter uses a drip torch to ignite the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn near Red Feather Lakes in June 2021. (Photo credit: Evan Barrientos) Colorado's overgrown forests are malnourished - starving for the cyclical, low-intensity fire that sustained them for thousands…
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