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Prescribed Fire Announcement: Magic Feather Prescribed Burn Could Begin as Soon as Thursday
Release Date: Dec 1, 2021 FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Firefighters on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are closely monitoring local conditions, including favorable winds, to begin prescribed fire operations as soon as Dec. 2, 2021, on the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn to improve forest health. Burning is planned on the interior of already established blacklines around the unit, providing a control feature, and staffing will be over the minimum levels identified in…
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National Forests along northern Front Range enter fire restrictions; provide fall safety reminders
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 30, 2021) – Due to dry and warm conditions and recent fire starts, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests’ Clear Creek, Boulder and Canyon Lakes ranger districts along with the Pawnee National Grassland are enacting Stage 1 fire restrictions effective at 12:01…
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Partner Spotlight: Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership
Help us welcome one of the newest members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative! The Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership (CCWFHP) formed to meet the need for Clear Creek stakeholder coordination and collaboration to facilitate wildfire risk mitigation. The immediate purpose of the Partnership is…
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Fireshed Field Tour Recap: Partnering for More Resilient Forests
Photo: Fireshed partners and community members gather to learn about forest restoration work at the Shambhala Mountain Center. (Jake Marlow) Last week, on a beautifully clear and crisp fall day within the Poudre River Watershed, members of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (Fireshed) stepped away from their…
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Weather & the Prescribed Burn Plan
Photo caption: A wildland fire fighter uses a drip torch to ignite the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn near Red Feather Lakes in June 2021. (Photo credit: Evan Barrientos) Colorado's overgrown forests are malnourished - starving for the cyclical, low-intensity fire that sustained them for thousands…
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Partner Spotlight: Grand County Wildfire Council
Welcome to the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative! Grand County Wildfire Council is a non-profit, community-based educational outreach program for the residents and visitors of Grand County, Colorado. The group consists of members from local, state, and federal government agencies, all of the local fire departments,…
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Prescribed Fire Announcement: Magic Feather Prescribed Burn Could Begin as Soon as Oct. 4
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Firefighters on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are monitoring local conditions to begin prescribed fire operations as soon as October 4, 2021, on the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn to improve forest health. This burn is located east…
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Partner Spotlight: The Ember Alliance
The Ember Alliance (TEA) is a nonprofit based in northern Colorado. Their team works with partners across the country to create a more fire resilient society through fire management and community engagement. TEA is “dedicated to creating a kind, diverse, effective, and robust fire management…
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The Mechanics Behind Prescribed Burning
by Marjie Brown/Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed Radios crackle with communications. Men and women in fire-resistant yellow shirts and green trousers dot the land, eyes on each other and the treetops, watching for a breeze. Gloved hands tip red tank torches downward, dripping liquid…
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Partner Spotlight: Colorado State Forest Service
The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is to achieve stewardship of Colorado’s diverse forest environments for the benefit of present and future generations. CSFS is a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. Together with other…
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