San Juan National Forest to implement forest-wide closure order
The San Juan National Forest (SJNF) is planning to implement forest-wide Stage 3 fire closure this week, which will prohibit most entry into the forest.
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The San Juan National Forest (SJNF) is planning to implement forest-wide Stage 3 fire closure this week, which will prohibit most entry into the forest.
Read More HERE
By Katie Fiegenbaum, Cortez Journal Staff Writer “It is very encouraging to see these initiatives, especially with the emphasis on watershed and water quality as they relate to forest health,” said Aaron Kimple, program coordinator for the San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership. The partnership is a community group of stakeholders focused on improving forest health…
Nearly a year ago, the Town of Pagosa Springs announced their intent to begin work on the thinning project on Reservoir Hill to improve forest health. That treatment has started in should be completed within the next week. Read more.
31 July 2020 The causes and effects of wildfires are complex. The interplay of fuels, weather, and topography are the three most important factors to impede or encourage the spread of fire across a landscape. Read more about this topic HERE. This is the 2nd installment of a 4-part series written by the Summit Daily…
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 15 Burnett Court Durango, Colorado 81301 970 247-4874 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 8, 2016 FIREFIGHTERS BEGIN BLACK-LINING PERIMETER OF PARGIN PRESCRIBED BURN BAYFIELD – U.S. Forest Service firefighting crews will begin black-lining the perimeter of the Pargin Prescribed Burn this morning in the HD Mountains south of U.S. Highway 160. Prescribed…
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, Colo., April 16, 2019 – Fire officials on the Pagosa Ranger District in San Juan National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations in Chimney Rock National Monument as early as April 22, 2019. Less than 100 acres across three burn units are planned. Actual ignition days will depend on weather and fuel conditions, and…