United States Forest Service - The Durango Herald

Confused about restrictions public lands and open spaces? Here are the rules

A list of what you can and cannot do

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Stage set for dangerous wildfire conditions months ago

Low precipitation, high temperatures dry out forest fuels

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thermal imaging guides 416 Fire decisions

Firefighters expecting a long battle

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Irongate residents among first to attack 416 Fire

Flames spotted after train passed subdivision

DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Village at Wolf Creek’ developers dealt a blow in long battle

They say they have legal standing to carry out appeals process

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dry winter, spring winds deliver high-risk fire conditions to Southwest Colorado

By Megan Graham As we welcome the warmer, drier, windier months that characterize spring in Southwest Colorado, this spring also brings with it an air of caution and concern for t...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Prescribed burns planned near Pagosa Springs

A prescribed burn of about 400 acres is planned for the Turkey Springs and Brockover Mesa areas northwest of Pagosa Springs as early as Monday. Actual dates of the burns will depe...

DATE: Apr 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service transforms how it will use, manage fires in Southwest Colorado

Agency to launch new plan for 80,000 acres from Vallecito to Piedra River

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Montrose mill eyes San Juan Forest for timber

Plan would thin crowded Ponderosa stands at risk for wildfire, beetles

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service announces 900 temporary jobs

Herald Staff Report The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service announced today the availability of more than 900 temporary jobs for the 2018 field season throughout nati...

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Christmas tree permits on sale in Southwest Colorado

Durango train offering Tree Train through Dec. 10

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fixing Colorado’s forests with the help of ‘citizen science’

FRISCO – The pine beetle came to Summit County in 2005, turning scores of trees red and creeping higher up the mountainsides each year. Twelve years later, nearly every stand of l...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News