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Slash pile burning scheduled for this fall and winter on select Boulder County open space parks
Sites to be treated include Reynolds Ranch, Caribou Ranch, Mud Lake (Sherwood Gulch), and Hall Ranch. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct slash pile burns at Caribou Ranch and Mud Lake/Sherwood Gulch (north of Nederland); Reynolds Ranch (east of Nederland); and Hall Ranch (west of Lyons) as conditions allow this winter. These burns may require park closures and may begin as early as this weekend.…
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Hall Ranch Closed for Planned Prescribed Burn on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Hall Ranch will be closed all day if conditions are favorable for another prescribed burn. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will conduct another prescribed burn on Wednesday, Oct. 25, conditions permitting. Hall Ranch will be…
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Rocky Mountain National Park Announces that Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Planned for the Fall 2023-Winter 2024 Season
News Release Date: September 21, 2023 Contact: Jamie Richards, 970-586-1206 Rocky Mountain National Park announces that hazardous fuels reduction projects are planned to take place in strategic locations this fall and winter season within Rocky Mountain National Park on and near Deer Mountain, as well as within…
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Pile Burning Plans for Sulphur Ranger District
GRANBY, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2023) – U.S. Forest Service firefighters on the Sulphur Ranger District plan to burn slash piles from multiple fuels reduction and hazardous tree removal projects. Burning of these piles could occur this fall, winter and spring as weather and fuel conditions allow on…
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Hall Ranch Closed for Planned Prescribed Burn on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Prescribed burn is now scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 11, if conditions are favorable. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will conduct a prescribed burn on Wednesday, Oct. 11, conditions permitting. Hall Ranch will be closed for…
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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn could resume Saturday
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2023) – Firefighters on the Roosevelt National Forest’s Canyon Lakes Ranger District are closely monitoring local conditions to resume prescribed fire operations on the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn near Red Feather Lakes as soon as October 7, 2023. The burn is located…
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Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn could resume next week
Granby, Colo. (Oct. 2, 2023) – Arapaho National Forest fire managers and their partners are monitoring conditions for an opportunity in the coming weeks to continue the Blue Ridge prescribed fire project, located near Cottonwood Pass. Implementing prescribed fire is a critical part of reducing the risk of…
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