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Colorado state senator from Durango pushes for wildfire mitigation

Gov. Hickenlooper zeroed out fire-reduction funding in budget proposal for upcoming year

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Was 2015 a record wildfire year?

Dispute fans a debate over U.S. forests

DATE: Jan 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In fighting its legendary fires, Alaska counts on Durango pipeline

Each spring, those with a predilection for thrills are drawn from all over to fight fires in Alaska, which holds some of the most daunting firefighting terrain in the United States. ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bureau of Land Management set to burn hundreds of slash piles in Southwest Colorado starting Nov. 30

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office is set to begin burning slash piles as early as Monday, conditions permitting. Four project sites located on BLM lands in So...

DATE: Nov 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Sen. Gardner: State has felt the burn of wildfires

In order to improve wildfire management strategies, members of the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee met Tuesday to examine methods for combatting the growing threat posed...

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

30 slash piles burn in Sauls Creek area

First snows most favorable time for the work

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest officials agree: Beetle infestation doesn’t determine fire severity

CU report downplays correlation between tree die-offs, wildfires

DATE: Nov 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper’s budget would send wildfire-mitigation grant program up in smoke

Governor’s budget proposal would slash all funding

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

In fighting fires, vets rediscover camaraderie, purpose

Program helps former servicemen build their résumés

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado senator criticizes current methods of combatting wildfires

Focus of committee turns to U.S. Forest Service budgetary constraints

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spruce beetle impact on wildfires questioned

Study: Damage from bugs may not increase severity

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Climate skeptics more likely to take action

Skeptics are more likely to take action

DATE: Oct 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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