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Prescribed Burning Planned for Lory State Park
Public Notice November 29, 2023 Media Contacts: CPW Contact: Kara Van Hoose, Kara.VanHoose@state.co.us DFPC Contact: Tracy LeClair Tracy.LeClair@state.co.us Larimer County CO – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), in cooperation with the Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), will be conducting prescribed burning operations in Lory State Park near Fort Collins, Colorado this Fall, Winter, and Spring. Burning operations will occur as weather conditions permit, and could begin this month with slash piles. Burning…
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2023/24 Pile Burning Plans for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Fire managers on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are preparing for pile burning season in counties along Colorado's northern Front Range, including Larimer, Boulder, Gilpin and Clear Creek. Pile burning will occur throughout the winter and spring as…
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Slash pile burning scheduled for this fall and winter on select Boulder County open space parks
Sites to be treated include Reynolds Ranch, Caribou Ranch, Mud Lake (Sherwood Gulch), and Hall Ranch. 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 Mud Lake/Sherwood Gulch (north of…
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Rocky Mountain National Park Announces that Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Planned for the Fall 2023-Winter 2024 Season
News Release Date: September 21, 2023 Contact: Jamie Richards, 970-586-1206 Rocky Mountain National Park announces that hazardous fuels reduction projects are planned to take place in strategic locations this fall and winter season within Rocky Mountain National Park on and near Deer Mountain, as well as within…
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Forest Service burned nearly 25,000 slash piles in winter 2022-2023
Fort Collins, Colo., May 3, 2023 – Forest Service firefighters typically take advantage of snowy winter months to burn slash piles created from mechanized fuels reduction projects across the landscape to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Mother Nature supported that effort this year with ample…
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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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USDA Forest Service and Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control form joint wildland fire fuels module
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Two wildland fire management agencies have announced a new agreement to proactively confront the wildfire crisis along Colorado’s northern Front Range. As part of the USDA Forest Service’s 10-year strategy to address the wildfire risk to infrastructure and communities, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests…
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Glen Haven Volunteer Fire Department to Begin 2023 Pile Burning Operations
Glen Haven, CO – The Glen Haven Volunteer Fire Department (GHVFD) will burn slash piles on the outskirts of the community during winter months as weather conditions allow. Working on Glen Haven Association land on the western side of the community, the GHVFD created a…
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Ben Delatour Scout Ranch Plans for 2023 Winter Slash Pile Burning
Fort Collins, CO - The Ben Delatour Scout Ranch will burn slash piles during the winter months as weather conditions allow. The ranch has implemented several forest management treatments over the past few years with assistance from the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, Larimer…
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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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