Prescribed Burns Planned for Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa Area

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado – January 24, 2018 – The Pagosa Ranger District is planning to burn approximately 400 slash pile in the Turkey Springs area northwest of Pagosa Springs, CO beginning Thursday, January 25, 2018. The piles consist of slash thinned from hazardous fuels-reduction projects. This is part of a larger project involving prescribed fire,…

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…

The San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership hosted a tour of West Fork Fire. The tour included presentations from the Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Action Committee, representatives from the San Juan National Forest, and representatives from the Rio Grande National Forest. To see a little of what was seen on the tour click on the…

Beginning June 1, 2018, Stage 2 Fire Restrictions will be in effect on all National Forest System lands within the San Juan National Forest, including Wilderness. Fire restrictions are designed to protect people, property and the area’s natural resources, and are in response to the exceptional drought rating in Southwest Colorado, increased fire activity throughout…