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Pile Burn Workshop at Cow Camp

February 22, 2024

Join the The Ember Alliance, the Heart J Center, and the Big Thompson Watershed Coalition for a free pile burn workshop at the historic Cow Camp! About: This workshop is a hands-on, educational event for landowners in the Big Thompson watershed who are interested in learning about building and burning slash piles as a way to reduce wildfire risk to their homes and community. This workshop aims to provide landowners with the knowledge to safely burn slash piles on their…

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Boulder County Wildfire Partners Wins National Award

February 21, 2024

It was announced last week that Boulder County’s Wildfire Partners program was a winner of a prestigious national award.  The Wildfire Mitigation Awards are the highest national honor available for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation. The award was established in…

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Final Decision released for Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project

February 13, 2024

Fort Collins, Colo., (Feb. 13, 2024) – The Canyon Lakes District Ranger of the Roosevelt National Forest has signed the final decision for the Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project located in northern Larimer County. This collaborative, landscape-scale project is within one of the…

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Prescribed Burning Planned for Lory State Park

November 30, 2023

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…

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US Forest Service, National Park Service, Estes Valley Watershed Coalition to host informational meeting on pile burning

November 6, 2023

ESTES PARK -- As the first snows of winter arrive, foresters and fire managers are making plans for the pile burning season. Pile burning is an important tool used by public and private land managers to thin overgrown forests and reduce the potential damaging effects of…

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Slash pile burning scheduled for this fall and winter on select Boulder County open space parks

October 30, 2023

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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Hall Ranch Closed for Planned Prescribed Burn on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

October 23, 2023

Hall Ranch will be closed all day if conditions are favorable for another prescribed burn. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will conduct another prescribed burn on Wednesday, Oct. 25, conditions permitting. Hall Ranch will be…

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Rocky Mountain National Park Announces that Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects Planned for the Fall 2023-Winter 2024 Season

October 17, 2023

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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Hall Ranch Closed for Planned Prescribed Burn on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

October 9, 2023

Prescribed burn is now scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 11, if conditions are favorable. Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will conduct a prescribed burn on Wednesday, Oct. 11, conditions permitting. Hall Ranch will be closed for…

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Boulder County Funds Local Non-Profits to Increase Wildfire Mitigation Work

September 12, 2023

Funding Provided by County’s New Wildfire Mitigation Sales Tax Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County has selected the Boulder Watershed Collective and The Watershed Center as its two, local, non-profit partners to perform wildfire mitigation education and outreach and implement strategic forest and grassland management projects.…

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