What IS a Healthy Forest? Join San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership, FireWise, and Mountain Studies Institute on OCTOBER 14 & 15 for an opportunity to Discuss forest health and Mark a proposed project area scheduled for thinning. Please REGISTER. Evening Event: October 14, 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Borde Rio Enjoy Beer from Riff Raff Brewing, Appetizers…
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 15 Burnett Court Durango, Colorado 81301 970 247-4874 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2016 AERIAL IGNITIONS TO BEGIN ON PARGIN PRESCRIBED BURN (see attached map) BAYFIELD – Plans are for aerial ignition of the interior of the Pargin Prescribed Burn to begin as soon as tomorrow, Thursday, September 15th in…
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 15 Burnett Court Durango, Colorado 81301 www.fs.usda.gov/sanjuan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2016 Prescribed Burning Continues in Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa Area PAGOSA SPRINGS – The Pagosa Ranger District is resuming prescribed burning operations on National Forest lands in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area northwest of Pagosa Springs. The units to be…
PAGOSA SPRINGS – The Pagosa Ranger District plans to burn approximately 800 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa areas, beginning the week of Sept 12, 2016. The units are between the Newt Jack and Turkey Springs Roads northwest of Pagosa Springs. This project expands upon earlier prescribed burns, which took place last month as part…
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…
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…
“A two-day workshop on Wolf Creek Pass this weekend will focus on how communities in Southwest Colorado may be affected by changing forests, and what local forest managers can do to prepare. “What we’re hoping to discuss this year is where do we go from here, and what does forest management look like into the…
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…
Hello, San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership is proud to release a video about the work on Reservoir Hill and the involvement of the Pagosa Springs community.
From the San Juan National Forest Public Affairs Specialist – Ann Bond FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2016 WINTER HILLS FIRE SOUTHEAST OF PAGOSA SPRINGS 75% CONTAINED PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Ground crews report 75% containment today of the Winter Hills Fire at 4.1 acres. The small wildfire was reported yesterday morning as the result…