14 December 2022
Stay up to speed on programs and projects happening in the SJNF as well as information on Forest Service personnel and thoughts on collaboration. The Winter 2022 Edition highlights the RESTORE grant, restoration work on Grasshopper Creek Fen, partnership opportunities, new employee introductions, and updates on landscape-scale collaborative projects.
The smoke-filled sky in Durango is likely tied to fires burning in western New Mexico, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. On Tuesday, many residents in Southwest Colorado woke to a hazy ski, the appearance of which usually comes with a fire. Read More HERE
News Release DURANGO, Colorado – December 13, 2017 – San Juan National Forest fire officials are warning that continued dry conditions in Southwestern Colorado mean that fire danger is a concern. In late November, a man target shooting with incendiary ammunition on private property adjacent to National Forest lands started a fire north of Durango…
PAGOSA SPRINGS – The Pagosa Ranger District is planning to burn approximately 1,000-1,500 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area northwest of Pagosa Springs, CO. The burn units are located adjacent to the Turkey Springs (Forest Road 629), Newt Jack (Forest Road 923) and Brockover (Forest Road 919) roads. Several area trails will be closed…
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…
Written by: Bill Trimarco, Archuleta County Coordinator, FireWise of Southwest Colorado Published in the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Two years later (After the West Fork Fire), the social, economic and environmental impacts of that fire are still a concern to stakeholders who are working to improve watershed, forest and community health in the region. This…
Bridging the Divide PRESENTATIONS Cottan-water-and-climate worrall_bridgedivide-wolfcreek Nagel-bridging-the-divide-v2 WHEN: September 9 & 10, 2016 BBQ and Presentations – September 9: 4pm to 8pm Bridging the Divide Tour of Forest Health – September 10: 9am to 3pm Where: Wolf Creek Ski Area Join Representatives of: The Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Coordination Action Team (RWEACT-Win), San Juan Headwaters Forest Health…