San Juan Headwaters Meet and Greet
Come Meet the Partners of the San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership and learn about the work that we do. When: November 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 Where: Aragon Community Center
Valley organizations host post fire tour
From the Mineral County Miner. Two years after the [West Fork] fire burned through the Rio Grande and San Juan national forests, officials thought it was time to speak to fellow groups and the public about the fire and the future of the affected area. Read the Article here.
Story of the West Fork Tour
Written by: Bill Trimarco, Archuleta County Coordinator, FireWise of Southwest Colorado Published in the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Two years later (After the West Fork Fire), the social, economic and environmental impacts of that fire are still a concern to stakeholders who are working to improve watershed, forest and community health in the region. This…
Bridging the Divide After the West Fork Fire
Mountain Studies Institute, The Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Action Coordination Team (RWEACT-Win), San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership, Southwest Firewise, Southern Rockies Fire Science Network, and the Rio Grande and San Juan National Forests are offering communities affected by the West Fork Fire an opportunity to discuss the history of the fire, current conditions, and…
Pagosa Forest Restoration Project to Get Farm Bill Funding
From the Pagosa Daily Post “The project will build on the ongoing partnership effort that has already reduced fuels in the same area through a Colorado State Forest Service grant and federal match from the USFS. The project has been made possible with help from many partners, including the San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership,…
LPEA Round Up Foundation supports San Juan Headwaters
The San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership would like to thank the LPEA Round Up Foundation for supporting our outreach efforts. The Foundation is supported by volunteers that choose to round up their electric bills. You can learn more here.
Reservoir Hill forest-thinning project will begin soon
From the Pagosa Sun The proposed Reservoir Hill forest-thinning project is tentatively scheduled to begin next month, according to a recent announcement from the Town of Pagosa Springs, which posted all of the relevant documents on its website this week. Read More
San Juan Headwaters thanks the National Forest Foundation
Thank you NFF for your support of our forest health and citizen science initiatives! Check out the THANK YOU VIDEO.
Students Present Research on the Reservoir Hill Forest Health
From- The Pagosa Sun “J. D. Kurz and nine students from his Pagosa Springs High School science class presented the results of research they did on the health of the Reservoir Hill forest at a public information meeting Monday night in the Ross Aragon Community Center.” “Every seat in the room was taken and people…
Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk – A report on regional forest health
Here is a report from the folks at the Rocky Mountain Climate Change Organization. ” . . . the forests of the Rocky Mountains are facing a triple assault: tree-killing insects, wildfires, and heat and drought. If allowed to continue unchecked, these stresses and their impacts could fundamentally alter these forests as we know them.”…