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7 August 2020 The 1-5 wildfire ranking scale helps firefighters and the public to understand the severity of a fire and the resources it may require to be appropriately managed or suppressed. Different values at risk, including human life, infrastructure, watersheds more help determine the level of response to any given wildfire, and the tactics…
Prescribed Burn Continues in Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa Area
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…

Citizen Science: Forest Health and Wildlife – June 14, 9:00am to 3:00pm
Join San Juan Headwaters for a fun day of monitoring and learning. The day will offer hands on experience with forest monitoring tools and discussions with experts on how changes in forests impact wildlife. When: June 14, 2014 Where: Cloman Park, Pagosa Springs, CO REGISTER HERE if you would like to attend. For information on…

Pagosa Springs Students Study Forest Health
“Students from Pagosa Springs High School, under the direction of their science teacher, J.D. Kurz, conducted research on the forest health at a local landmark and recently presented the results at a public information meeting to the town council.” Read More . . .

More to Mulch On!
The San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership, in collaboration with the Forest Health Company, is offering bulk mulch purchases. Money from all sales will be donated the the San Juan Headwaters Group. Mulch comes in 100 pound “super sacks” and interested folks will need a truck to transport them. The cost is $20 per sack with a…

Mountain Studies Institute, Forest Health Partnership offer forest monitoring training
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…