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 structures were damaged and no one was injured in the fire, he said.
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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…
Over the next several days, Durango is expected to see a red flag warning, wind gusts up to 60 mph, highs near 60 degrees, lows close to 20 degrees and another near-miss storm that’ll snub the southern San Juan Mountains. According to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, a red flag warning was in…
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…
By Aaron Kimple, in the Pagosa Sun Forest health is a term we hear a lot about these days. We hear it in relation to bugs and wildfire and water quality. But what does it mean to have a healthy forest and how do we know if a forest is healthy? San Juan Headwaters Forest…
PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado – OCTOBER 26, 2017 – The Pagosa Ranger District plans to burn approximately 400 slash piles once the snow starts throughout the end of the year in the Turkey Springs area northwest of Pagosa Springs. Piles to be burned consist of slash thinned from hazardous fuels reduction projects. This effort is part…
From: Bill Hudson at the Pagosa Daily Post “Several of the local individuals who’ve been involved in the ongoing attempts to improve the health of the Reservoir Hill Park forest, and reduce its potential fire danger, were participants on the tour. At one point, we heard a question from local arborist Chris Pierce, who has…