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Boulder Ranger District Pile Burning Update – January 2022
Firefighters plan to continue pile burning efforts next week in the following locations on the Boulder Ranger District as conditions allow: • Lump Gulch 18: 1,500 hand piles; General Location: Gilpin County a half-mile north of Rollinsville on Westside of Hwy 119 Peak to Peak • James Creek Unit M1701: 8,000 hand piles; General Location: East of Hwy 72 near Peaceful Valley • Lump Gulch 29, 30: 150 hand piles; General Location: Gilpin County west side of Lump Gulch Road, 1.5 miles south of Rollinsville on west…
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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: Larimer County Office of Emergency Management
Larimer County’s Office of Emergency Management has been involved with the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative since 2018, primarily supporting education, communications, and outreach to the public. Additionally, Larimer OEM facilitates the development of the Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, updated every 5 years, and helps to…
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2021 Fireshed Highlights
In 2021, the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative saw substantial growth and expansion of participation and interest in our mission, sadly driven in part by increasing frequency of devastating wildfires (and now urban conflagrations) across northern Colorado. A few of our successes are highlighted below. In…
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Forest Service prepares for pile burning opportunities in western Boulder and Gilpin counties
Release Date: Jan 13, 2022 BOULDER, Colo. – As winter conditions settle in across Colorado's northern Front Range, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests will work to burn slash piles resulting from fuels reduction and hazardous tree removal projects across the area. This season’s pile burning will begin as…
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Ben Delatour Scout Ranch Plans for 2022 Winter Pile Burning
Fort Collins, CO - The Ben Delatour Scout Ranch will be conducting slash pile burning during the winter months as weather conditions allow. The ranch has been conducting several forest management treatments over the past few years with assistance from the Coalition for the Poudre…
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Boulder County Fires – Resources & How To Help
On December 30th, 2021 the most destructive wildfire in the state's history, the Marshall Fire, destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Boulder County. Our hearts go out to everyone that has been impacted by this disaster. If you have the ability to donate or volunteer please…
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