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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn Delayed Until Mid-June
Due to currently wet conditions and additional precipitation in the forecast, the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn is likely delayed until mid-June to allow fuels to dry in order to meet the objectives of the prescribed burn. Firefighters on the Roosevelt National Forest will continue monitoring local conditions and forecasts at the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn, located south and southeast of Red Feather Lakes, to determine when burning can resume. In May 2023, 200 acres were…
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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn Could Begin in Coming Weeks
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (April 20, 2023) – Firefighters on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are closely monitoring local conditions to begin prescribed fire operations on the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn near Red Feather Lakes as soon as April 28, 2023. Burning last…
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Forsythe II Prescribed Burn Update
BOULDER, Colo. (April 6, 2023) – Fire managers anticipate a potential opportunity to start ignitions on the Forsythe II Prescribed Burn just west of Gross Reservoir as soon as Friday, April 7. Storms early in the week brought significant moisture to the area. As that snowfall melts…
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Forsythe II Prescribed Burn Could Take Place Early April
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.…
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USFS Publishes New Prescribed Fire Map
You can view all planned, active and completed prescribed fire projects across the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests at this new interactive map. Zoom in to an area that interests you and click on the prescribed fire unit. From there you can learn its status,…
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Collaboration Supports Prescribed Burning on the Colorado Front Range – Part 2
by Hannah Brown, Science Communication Specialist, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State University Using prescribed fire as a tool on forest restoration projects in fire-adapted forests helps to achieve ecological objectives that you can’t accomplish without putting fire on the ground. Fire can reduce the…
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Slash pile burning scheduled for this winter on select Boulder County open space parks
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 Sherwood Gulch (north of Nederland); Reynolds Ranch (east of Nederland); and Walker Ranch (west of Boulder) as conditions allow this winter. Slash…
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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn Could Begin in Coming Weeks
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Firefighters on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are closely monitoring local conditions to begin prescribed fire operations late fall/early winter on the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn near Red Feather Lakes. Burning last occurred on this project in…
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Collaboration Supports Prescribed Burning on the Colorado Front Range – Part 1
by Daniel Bowker, Forest & Fire Project Manager, Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed The Northern Colorado Fire Landscape Two uncharacteristically large and severe wildfires have burned into and around the Elkhorn Creek watershed in the past decade. Elkhorn Creek is a major tributary of…
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Blue Ridge prescribed burn project could resume in late October near Cottonwood Pass
Arapaho National Forest fire managers and their partners will be looking for safe opportunities to continue the Blue Ridge prescribed fire project in the area near Cottonwood Pass as conditions allow over the coming weeks. Implementing prescribed fire is a critical part of reducing the…
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