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Boulder County Agriculture and Irrigation Ditch Burning Planned January 29-April 30
There may be heavy smoke in the air. Please do not call 911 since these burns are not emergencies. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will begin agriculture and irrigation ditch burning next week. Controlled burns will be conducted as early as Monday, Jan. 29, through April 30. Agriculture burning is done to remove vegetation to control weeds and prepare areas for reseeding. Irrigation ditches…
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Prescribed Burning Planned for Boyd Lake State Park Larimer County, CO
Public Notice: November 6, 2023 Media Contacts: CPW Contact: Kara Van Hoose Kara.VanHoose@state.co.us DFPC Contact: Tracy LeClair Tracy.LeClair@state.co.us Larimer County, CO – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), in cooperation with the Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), will be conducting prescribed burning operations…
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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…
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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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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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Prescribed Burn Window for Hall Ranch Begins Tuesday, Aug. 1
Hall Ranch will only be closed during active ignition days. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program have announced burn-window dates to conduct prescribed burn operations this summer and fall, weather permitting. Prescribed fires reduce woody debris…
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Ignitions begin at Magic Feather Prescribed Burn
FORT COLLINS, CO (July 24, 2023) - After closely monitoring conditions, firefighters conducted a test fire in the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn area this morning and determined that conditions are clear to allow the prescribed burn to begin as planned. Smoke may be visible in the area, including…
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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn could resume next week
Firefighters on the Roosevelt National Forest have been closely monitoring local conditions at the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn, located south and southeast of Red Feather Lakes. Until recently, conditions at this site have been too wet to carry fire and achieve the desired fuel reduction…
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