Fire Over the Mountain: SJHFHP hosts tour of West Fork Fire
On June 20, members of the San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership (San Juan Headwaters) participated in a tour of the West Fork Complex fire area.
The tour offered an opportunity for a first-hand look at the effects of the fires and discussion with land managers about their strategies for managing the fires and the decisions they made.
Participants learned about the impacts of the fires and proposed plans to address them. The tour included a diverse group of agencies and groups including: the San Juan Headwaters Partnership, the Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Action Coordination Team (RWEACT), the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team, FireWise of Southwest Colorado, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI), Colorado State Forest Service, San Juan and Rio Grande national forest officials, the local chapter of the Society of American Foresters, Rep. Scott Tipton’s staff, environmental groups, business owners, scientists and citizens.