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Forest Service prepares for pile burning opportunities in western Boulder and Gilpin counties
Release Date: Jan 13, 2022 BOULDER, Colo. – As winter conditions settle in across Colorado's northern Front Range, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests will work to burn slash piles resulting from fuels reduction and hazardous tree removal projects across the area. This season’s pile burning will begin as early as next week, and will continue through the spring, depending on weather and conditions. Fuels reduction projects involve mechanical or hand thinning forested areas to improve species diversity and wildlife habitat while reducing the…
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Winter Pile Burning Operations Announced For Both Sides Of Rocky Mountain National Park
News Release Date: October 26, 2021 Contact: Kyle Patterson Contact: Park Information Office, (970) 586-1206 Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park plan to take advantage of any upcoming wet or winter weather conditions to burn piles of slash generated from several fuels reduction projects and hazard tree…
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