31 July 2020
The causes and effects of wildfires are complex. The interplay of fuels, weather, and topography are the three most important factors to impede or encourage the spread of fire across a landscape. Read more about this topic HERE.
This is the 2nd installment of a 4-part series written by the Summit Daily News.
Following the Rim Fire in California, a debate has occurred around forest health concerns and forest mitigation measures. NPR hosted a good discussion o f the debate. You can listen to the discussion by clicking the link below. San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership works to discuss these issues locally, offering the community input and…
Hitting the 358 Fire northeast of Durango hard and fast with helicopters, planes and a hot-shot crew helped control and contain it. The fire was started on private property Friday afternoon by someone shooting recreationally. Before it was extinguished Monday, the blaze consumed between 51 and 53 acres, Upper Pine River Fire Chief Bruce Evans said. No…
Join the Colorado State Forest Service, Firewise of Southwest Colorado, Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership, The Town of Pagosa Springs, and the USFS San Juan National forest for a tour of the work done and a BBQ on Reservoir Hill, Saturday May 7 from 11:00 to 2:00. We will meet at…
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 15 Burnett Court Durango, Colorado 81301 www.fs.usda.gov/sanjuan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2016 Prescribed Burns Planned for Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa and Washington Flats Areas PAGOSA SPRINGS – The Pagosa Ranger District plans to burn approximately 800 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa areas, beginning the week of Sept 19, 2016. The…
From: Bill Hudson at the Pagosa Daily Post Citizens of Pagosa Gathered on Reservoir Hill on a sunny saturday on October 4 to hear about a proposed thinning project. Find video and a write up of the day at the Pagosa Daily Post. Bill Hudson writes “We’d come to learn about “forest health” — more…
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…