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VIDEO: Fire on the Mountain, Part Two
From Bill Hudson at the Pagosa Daily Post The trees, spread out across the hillside before us. were all of the same species, but of course if you looked close, each tree had its own unique qualities. And the group of humans considering them were likewise of the same species, but we came to the…
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…
Video About Reservoir Hill Work and Community Involvement
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.
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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…
Forest Health Walking Tour and BBQ – October 4, 12:00pm to 5:00pm
San Juan Headwaters wants to CELEBRATE with you!!! Throughout this past summer the San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership (San Juan Headwaters) offered four opportunities for citizens of the region to learn about forest health and help monitor forest conditions. Nearly 30 volunteers participated. The volunteers learned about threats to the forest, how forest health…

