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Magic Feather Prescribed Burn could resume next week
Firefighters on the Roosevelt National Forest have been closely monitoring local conditions at the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn, located south and southeast of Red Feather Lakes. Until recently, conditions at this site have been too wet to carry fire and achieve the desired fuel reduction effects. Burning of the Magic Feather Prescribed Burn has been taking place over recent years as conditions have allowed. In May 2023, 200 acres were successfully burned, all north of…
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Prescribed Fire Is In All of Our Hands
Prescribed fires take the hands of many to plan and complete successfully. An "all hands” approach is needed to plan meetings, study forests, create maps, process paperwork, test fuel moisture, analyze weather, measure perimeters, dig fire breaks, and ignite drip torches. Shared Risk -…
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Prescribed burn scheduled to begin Thursday, March 24, at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain
The park will be closed Thursday and Friday. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct a prescribed burn on Thursday and Friday, March 24 and 25, at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain, east of the…
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Upcoming Pile Burning: Boulder and Gilpin counties 2/14/22
Starting as soon as tomorrow, fire managers will be taking advantage of the upcoming winter storm to burn slash piles in the following areas: Lump Gulch 18: 1,500 hand piles; General Location: Gilpin County a half-mile north of Rollinsville on Westside of Hwy 119 Peak to Peak James Creek…
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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…
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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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