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Pile Burning Plans for the Northern Front Range on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2024) – Fire managers on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are preparing for pile burning season on National Forest lands on Colorado's northern Front Range. Current and forecasted weather conditions in the area may create favorable pile burning conditions over the next several months in Larimer, Boulder, Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. Burning could begin as soon as this week in higher elevation project areas in Larimer County where adequate…
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Pile Burning Planned for Sulphur Ranger District
GRANBY, Colo. (Nov. 1, 2024) – Fire managers on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are preparing for pile burning season for Sulphur Ranger District. Current and forecasted weather conditions in Grand County may create favorable pile burning conditions over the next several months. These weather conditions…
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New “United by Fire” podcast explores the catastrophic 2020 wildfire season
The Institute of Science & Policy just released the new season of its award-winning podcast, Laws of Notion. United by Fire is a ten-part series about living with wildfire in a warming world. Through in-depth interviews and storytelling, “United by Fire” explores the catastrophic 2020…
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A framework to simplify and understand condition-based management
by Jarod Dunn, Research Associate, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Imagine this: after years of careful planning and environmental analysis, the US Forest Service management team is ready to take action but a new disturbance is on the horizon. They've listened to and incorporated public feedback…
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Front Range Fires Info & Resources
Current Front Range Fires: Alexander Mountain Fire (Larimer County) At 6 a.m., August 1, 2024, Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 took command of the fire. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office will continue to operate the Joint Information Center and provide information about evacuation notices, animal evacuations…
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Work Begins on Pierson Park Project; Temporary Road Closure in Place
The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest wants to inform residents that manual tree cutting within the Pierson Park Project area has begun along the Pierson Park (NFSR 119) and Johnny Park (NFSR 118) roads. Road reconstruction is also anticipated to begin…
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Forsythe II Prescribed Burn Completed
BOULDER, Colo. (June 13, 2024) – The Forsythe II Prescribed Burn project has been declared out, meaning that all broadcast burning work has been completed for the spring 2024 operational period. During this operational period, which began in early April, fire crews burned 186 acres in three…
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Salt Cabin Prescribed Burn Project Scoping Begins
Fort Collins, Colo, (Apr. 25, 2024) – The Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest has opened the scoping period for the Salt Cabin Prescribed Burn Project located south of Rustic and CO State Hwy 14. This project is a part of the overall…
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Forsythe II Prescribed Burn Could Take Place Mid-April
BOULDER, Colo. (April 8, 2023) – Firefighters on the Boulder Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest are once again monitoring conditions to begin operations on the Forsythe II Prescribed Burn area, located 7 miles southwest of Boulder and 5.5 miles east of Nederland, as soon as…
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Collaborating for More Resilient Forests: Burning across federal and private land boundaries in Northern Colorado
By Daniel Bowker, Forests Program Manager, Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed As a member of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative, the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed works with many organizational and community partners to increase the resilience of our forests and our watershed…
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