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Forsythe II Prescribed Burn Could Take Place Early April

March 31, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. (March 31, 2023) – Firefighters on the Boulder Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are monitoring conditions to begin operations on the Forsythe II Prescribed Burn, located 7 miles southwest of Boulder and 5.5 miles east of Nederland, as soon as April 7, 2023. Years of suppressing fires has limited the important work that wildfires play in reducing and recycling vegetation and led to overly dense and unhealthy forests that can fuel large, high-intensity…

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Second comment period opens for St. Vrain Forest Health Project

March 21, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. (March 20, 2023) – Following nearly 8 months of careful study and analysis, Roosevelt National Forest officials have posted the draft environmental assessment for the St. Vrain Forest Health Project for public review and comment, marking the second formal comment period on this project.…

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Comment Period Begins for Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project

March 7, 2023

Release Date: Mar 6, 2023 Fort Collins, Colo., March 6, 2023 – The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest has opened the comment period for the Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project located in northern Larimer County. This collaborative project is within…

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Winter 2023 Slash Pile Burning in Northern Larimer County

March 1, 2023

The Ember Alliance will be burning slash piles on private lands in the Manhattan Creek and South Lone Pine Creek area of Larimer County during the winter of 2023. Burning of these piles will likely take place during March or April. Ignitions could start as…

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