Firefighters are responding to a rapidly growing wildfire in the Mitchell Lakes area north of Hermosa. The fire was reported about 9:50 a.m. Friday. It started in the Iron King area and moved west into the Mitchell Lakes area. Read More Here
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…
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 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…
From: Bill Hudson at the Pagosa Daily Post Citizens of Pagosa Gathered on Reservoir Hill on a sunny saturday on October 4 to hear about a proposed thinning project. Find video and a write up of the day at the Pagosa Daily Post. Bill Hudson writes “We’d come to learn about “forest health” — more…
“The spring weather was all over the board, but, in spite of the snow, rain and cold, folks who attended Wildfire Preparedness Day offered good company, conversation and information.” Read more
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…