July Citizen Monitoring and Bird Watching

PAGOSA SPRINGS – The Pagosa Ranger District is planning to burn approximately 1,000-1,500 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area northwest of Pagosa Springs, CO. The burn units are located adjacent to the Turkey Springs (Forest Road 629), Newt Jack (Forest Road 923) and Brockover (Forest Road 919) roads. Several area trails will be closed…

Bridging the Divide PRESENTATIONS Cottan-water-and-climate worrall_bridgedivide-wolfcreek Nagel-bridging-the-divide-v2   WHEN: September 9 & 10, 2016 BBQ and Presentations – September 9: 4pm to 8pm Bridging the Divide Tour of Forest Health – September 10: 9am to 3pm Where: Wolf Creek Ski Area Join Representatives of: The Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Coordination Action Team (RWEACT-Win), San Juan Headwaters Forest Health…

Prescribed Burns Planned for Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa and First Fork Areas on the Pagosa Ranger District Release Date: Apr 5, 2018 The Pagosa Ranger District is planning to burn approximately 400 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa areas northwest of Pagosa Springs, CO. Operations may begin as early as the week of April 9th; actual dates of…

24 July 2020 Historic logging and mining activities in CO have in part shaped the forests of today by impacting age, size, and species diversity. A history of wildfire suppression in the 20th century and changing climate dynamics have also contributed to the current state of our forests. Read more about this article HERE. This…

SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 15 Burnett Court Durango, Colorado 81301 970 247-4874 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 8, 2016 FIREFIGHTERS BEGIN BLACK-LINING PERIMETER OF PARGIN PRESCRIBED BURN BAYFIELD – U.S. Forest Service firefighting crews will begin black-lining the perimeter of the Pargin Prescribed Burn this morning in the HD Mountains south of U.S. Highway 160. Prescribed…