little sand fire tour

Forest Health Partnership tours Little Sand Fire area

BySan Juan Headwaters

By Lindsey Bright, Pagosa Sun Staff Writer The Upper San Juan Mixed-Conifer Working Group has been going through some changes as it moves into Phase 2 — increasing education and outreach as well as starting up monitoring programs and seeking the grants to enable that. One change involves a change in name to San Juan…

USDA Forest Service Recognizes Benefits of a Scaled Community Project

USDA Forest Service Recognizes Benefits of a Scaled Community Project

BySan Juan Headwaters

A rural inter-mountain west community is one step closer to healthy forests, being preemptive to beetle attacks and producing renewable energy. These great opportunities can become reality now that Pagosa Cattle Company has been awarded the Pagosa Long Term Stewardship (PLTS) contract. This is a 10 year contract that focuses on restoring the area’s forests…