The San Juan Mountains Association will hold its Glacial Landforms Field Seminar at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at Highland Mary Lakes near Silverton.
While hiking to some of the most picturesque lakes in the area, participants will learn how glaciers shaped the landscape. Certified interpretive guide MK Gunn will lead the hike and seminar.
Attendees should be prepared to spend the day in the mountains. The hike is strenuous.
Participants can carpool from Durango at 7 a.m. or meet at the trailhead at 8:30 a.m.
To register and for more information, call 385-1288 or email MK@sjma.org.
Durango Nature Studies will host its seventh annual Music Festival Fundraiser from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Rotary Park.
Bands will include The Assortment, The PG Band and Running Out of Road. Beer, root beer and brats will be available for purchase to benefit DNS.
Festival tickets are $7 in advance at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., or $10 at the event. Children ages 6 and younger can attend for free.
To learn more, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org.
The Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest will conduct prescribed burning this fall in the HD Mountains east of Bayfield.
The project will encompass about 6,000 acres between the Relay Station and Fosset Gulch roads south of U.S. Highway 160 in the Yellow Jacket Pass and Pargin Mountain areas.
The operation is expected to take 7 to 10 days in mid to late September, and possibly into October, depending on weather and fuel conditions.
The project area will be ignited and monitored by trained firefighters using both ground and aerial ignition methods. Smoke may be visible from Arboles, Ignacio, Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, and Durango.
Daytime smoke may spread northeast into the Piedra drainage, while nighttime smoke is expected to settle into the Beaver Creek, Sauls Creek and Piedra drainages. Smoke will be heavier in mornings after burning operations, and should lift by mid-day.
This area of the National Forest provides critical winter range and key migration routes for deer and elk. Prescribed burning is conducted to improve big-game winter habitat and reduce the risk of high-intensity wildfire, while providing conditions for regular follow-up burns to be conducted more efficiently and safely.
For more information, call the Columbine District Office at 884-2512.
San Juan Mountains Association will celebrate members and volunteers with a social and dinner event from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Junction Creek Group Campground.
The menu will include burgers, brats, salads, roasted corn,and cobblers. Acknowledgments will be made after dinner.
To RSVP, email Kathe@sjma.org.
Herald Staff
