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Forest Service Signs Decision for Pierson Park Fuel Break Project
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (July 13, 2023) – The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest completed the analysis on the Pierson Park Fuel Break Project, located south of Estes Park, Colo. Part of the overall strategy to confront the wildfire crisis along Colorado’s Front Range, this project aims to address overgrown and hazardous forest conditions along key National Forest ingress and egress roads. Project information, including the decision and maps, is available online. As described in the…
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Draft Decision released for Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project
Fort Collins, Colo., May 22, 2023 – The Canyon Lakes District Ranger of the Roosevelt National Forest has released a draft decision for the Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project located in northern Larimer County. This collaborative project is within one of the…
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Forest Health and Fuel Reduction Project in Gilpin County
BOULDER, Colo. - Starting in early May, vegetation cutting and hand piling activities will begin as part of the Lump Gulch Fuels Reduction Project. In partnership with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), the project is part of a long-term approach to confronting…
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Live Wildfire Ready!
The Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (NCFC) is joining other organizations in Colorado in a new campaign called Live Wildfire Ready. This campaign from the State of Colorado will help you better understand your wildfire risk and what you can do to prepare your home and…
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Second comment period opens for St. Vrain Forest Health Project
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
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
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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Pile Burning planned near Peaceful Valley, Rollinsville
BOULDER, Colo. (Dec. 5, 2022) – Firefighters plan to burn slash piles from multiple fuels reduction and hazardous tree removal projects on the Boulder Ranger District starting tomorrow and continuing throughout the week as conditions allow. Burning of these piles could take place throughout the upcoming…
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Fireshed Partner Spotlight: The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has been working with fire since 1962, when they completed their 1st controlled burn. Partnering with government agencies, Indigenous peoples and others, TNC is actively working to bring the role of fire in nature back into balance and help communities prepare…
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