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San Juan National Forest offers 416 Fire field trips

The San Juan National Forest will host three field trips within the 416 Fire closure area in October. Each field trip will accommodate up to 15 people, and early registration is suggested. F...

DATE: Sep 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad rolls again

Harper: ‘It has been the toughest summer you can imagine’

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Monsoon season in Southwest Colorado fails to deliver

High-pressure system blocked moisture through the summer

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service completes prescribed burns near Bayfield

Interior could burn a few more days

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM to use less disruptive method for wild horse roundups

Bait trapping is the tactic preferred by public

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bull Draw Fire grows 400 acres; more robust team takes command

The Bull Draw Fire has grown about 400 acres in the past week and continues to produce smoke visible on the Western Slope. At 7 a.m. Sunday, fire management officers from the Gran...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters contain wildland fire in western La Plata County

Blaze grew to about 6 acres

DATE: Sep 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

What’s next in 416 Fire burn area? Look to Missionary Ridge

With time and patience, forest will return, but it will be different

DATE: Sep 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM makes decision on wild horse roundups

Bait trapping is the method preferred by public

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildland fire burns several acres in western La Plata County

Blaze started in 9000 block of County Road 136; cause unknown

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lessons from Missionary Ridge Fire apply to 416 burn area

Biologist says we must manage ‘for the fire we want’

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire near Steamboat Springs flares up in hot, dry conditions

DENVER – The fire danger is high again in Western Colorado, where hot and dry conditions have led to a wildfire burning near Steamboat Springs since mid-July to flare up. Routt Na...

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News