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Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn could resume next week

October 4, 2023

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 wildfire to communities and improving forest health conditions in Grand County. Blue Ridge is the geographic feature that runs North-South from Granby to Fraser, between the East Troublesome, Church Park…

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Grand County Updating Community Wildfire Protection Plan

December 9, 2022

Grand County has contracted SWCA Environmental Consultants to work in collaboration with municipal, state, and federal land management agencies to develop the 2023 Grand County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). A CWPP is designed to assist the County and landowners in ensuring that a future…

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Blue Ridge prescribed burn project could resume in late October near Cottonwood Pass

October 24, 2022

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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