Pile Burning for 2024-2025: Regular burning activity notifications will be posted on this Inciweb page under "Announcements." Current pile burning activity will also be highlighted on this main page in the "Highlighted Activity" section. For seasonal press releases, please visit the "News" section. Sign up to receive a weekly email [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001GivvFcc-tevUzDYrb0Gg4UpVPrfqSVl4JAAusVwHGRLqUMVRAXqh61IB-4CKDgb8PgEM2lDZDpwfVEFnWFNRcjKigIgrDFwwR8QpaLeaxmhfBaSN-FaMc_U0P6HKTv9kzhAF5p5Y2GKaRPetAPbeeEfbVrjJLfMgFuq3qSqebfcNcxLebe6j9mBCiWcDKtPjm-jc8pb1-cik0JvLa7-dA4Xx6F5VbyTbBWLLlaLP55UhN_zdoDgu-I86tdLpZBZy1xtVFQDiA3liPWb5zl_FBB9bkHChexVIy4LoMCqYm3ttCabjN-qlyncaj46VmvrZOCrJLW4O9xRlrm_ggTQMkGBHYHJjWl0GzkVo2pZEW3NUA2nh_UC_mf9GTHnEv8eRUDqum0lGuAZuLGomJGGMR8kQxin6COln%26c%3Dp9KqBFwz5AmuJUEREBmnKB7Uubc2Apvfey7W_5_-v6jwmIxlSQc7xg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dcp3EVjrm9p78Ut1VlhMYW2acMfEeS6DsVCfX1tHbtHhsUi5EMFpE8Q%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7Cvictoria.ibarra%40usda.gov%7C93a28af96c9c49c0ace308dbe172625f%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C1%7C0%7C638351653617355410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DHK740qbPk7vfkQeM3d09VrzerI7QbfIxfQgpYokyvY%3D&reserved=0] newsletter about pile burning projects in your area (select Forest Health and Fire for your zone). Have questions? See our Pile Burning FAQ [https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/fire/?cid=fsm91_058291] or email ARPFireInfo@usda.gov [ARPFireInfo@usda.gov]. What is pile burning? Pile burning is a type of prescribed fire that helps remove woody debris from the forests, reducing the potential of more impactful, unplanned fire activity at other times of the year. Pile burning helps eliminate branches, limbs, twigs and small logs that can't easily be removed through other means due to topography, access or cost feasibility. Pile burning typically follows forest thinning projects in overgrown forests. If heavy machinery was used to conduct the thinning, the piles may be much larger than if thinning and piling was completed by hand using chainsaws. Before burning piles, fire managers track hyper-localized weather forecasts to check temperatures, snowpack conditions and wind. Snow and cooler temperatures are key tools in helping contain fire behavior while wind is an important factor in aiding smoke dispersal. Firefighters use air quality monitoring stations in areas where they plan on burning. Smoke, flames, and glowing embers are often visible, and are a normal part of pile burning operations. Mild fire behavior between piles is expected and is also beneficial for future wildfire risk reduction. This can include forest litter between piles and lower limbs of trees. Once burning has begun, firefighters patrol and monitor burned piles until there is no longer any heat emitted. This work is part of the National Wildfire Crisis Strategy [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001GivvFcc-tevUzDYrb0Gg4UpVPrfqSVl4JAAusVwHGRLqUMVRAXqh62er91EqRMexV5h4aIUoB0Yk5CJIEi6z9lLwq-Ydxeub9V334nOSX2nXnq5BrpHeyR0ofshlyQREJm_TLpC4h3eaGamv4e1tGQvPi1Y0ykgD-tOJyaYFUreY6cGA2KIlUYDeTwnG6NhA%26c%3Dp9KqBFwz5AmuJUEREBmnKB7Uubc2Apvfey7W_5_-v6jwmIxlSQc7xg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dcp3EVjrm9p78Ut1VlhMYW2acMfEeS6DsVCfX1tHbtHhsUi5EMFpE8Q%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7Cvictoria.ibarra%40usda.gov%7C93a28af96c9c49c0ace308dbe172625f%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C1%7C0%7C638351653617355410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WBQ7IgL6IwVgqu%2FkJCbEQK%2BlJFwhO1iMxUXqgxiAgpg%3D&reserved=0] effort to reduce the impacts of unplanned, large-scale fires on watersheds, wildlife habitat, recreation and communities. Fire is a natural and important part of a healthy Colorado ecosystem. With help from the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001GivvFcc-tevUzDYrb0Gg4UpVPrfqSVl4JAAusVwHGRLqUMVRAXqh65eytHHLyY6_O4z26QjK4B-vaBmW65xtGOgeIliQhShzDwr_IXrEosOglMhQ0SBa-jSOEr4JDIinMocx_MzjP6LH2FhoMwgUTg%3D%3D%26c%3Dp9KqBFwz5AmuJUEREBmnKB7Uubc2Apvfey7W_5_-v6jwmIxlSQc7xg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dcp3EVjrm9p78Ut1VlhMYW2acMfEeS6DsVCfX1tHbtHhsUi5EMFpE8Q%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7Cvictoria.ibarra%40usda.gov%7C93a28af96c9c49c0ace308dbe172625f%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C1%7C0%7C638351653617355410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dLo6YHDYA9A5h9%2B%2Fe91ZNz3sk5dGjcLOpThE%2BtYQjDQ%3D&reserved=0] and our community partners, prescribed fire on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and adjacent public and private lands is helping prepare our forests for unplanned fire when it happens. Learn more: To view all prescribed fire projects across the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, check out our new interactive map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a]. Zoom into the location you are interested in, click on a prescribed burn unit and learn more about its status. Fire managers work with the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division to reduce the impacts of smoke on the public. For more information on how fire smoke may affect your health, see the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001GivvFcc-tevUzDYrb0Gg4UpVPrfqSVl4JAAusVwHGRLqUMVRAXqh65inXleRY-_ixKOA7ScyP3ihg4YroOYFTMsnjZlI_a4dWKMIwrAAYs-yfKpKtBKKreYdyyWA9PrN7FTw3zS-JxxHYy1Z24pttcpMqjalnJPR--zHrEwQWL7RfzvCIsb-_E-w-aXAsMYQMhsiyJX61nE%3D%26c%3Dp9KqBFwz5AmuJUEREBmnKB7Uubc2Apvfey7W_5_-v6jwmIxlSQc7xg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dcp3EVjrm9p78Ut1VlhMYW2acMfEeS6DsVCfX1tHbtHhsUi5EMFpE8Q%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7Cvictoria.ibarra%40usda.gov%7C93a28af96c9c49c0ace308dbe172625f%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C1%7C0%7C638351653617355410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r%2BnI9hMry8rlUzyZww6SIzd7O2kY%2BKzUzM3gLLO1OW0%3D&reserved=0]. Areas on the Sulphur Ranger District (Grand County) with hand and machine piles ready for burning: Bearscat (Machine): * 1.2 miles southeast of Horseshoe Campground (FSR 140): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-106.08,39.89&level=14] Bottle Pass (Hand): * Bottle Pass between Ptarmigan and Bottle Peak: Map [https://tinyurl.com/2p97y9ck] Blue Ridge (Hand): * West of County Road 50 at the Horseshoe Trailhead: Map [https://tinyurl.com/ythvbmym] Devil’s Thumb (Hand): * 1.3 miles east of Devil’s Thumb Trailhead, along trail: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.72,39.98&level=16] Fair (Hand & Machine): * Near Fair Tracts, east of Tabernash along Water Board Road (FSR 128): Map [https://tinyurl.com/3ns7ph5n] Friendship Drive (Machine): * Directly east of Fraser, near Friendship Drive: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.77,39.93&level=16] Kawland (Hand): * Between Vasquez and East Elk Creeks on FSR 159, West of Winter Park Resort: Map [https://tinyurl.com/mpapas4b] Kauffman (Machine): * 1 mile south of Highway 125 and FSR 123 junction: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-106.06,40.295&level=15] Ranch Creek (Machine): * East of Fraser between Road 810 and the Aqueduct Road: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.75,39.94&level=15] Shadow Mtn Village (Hand): * In Grand Lake near the Shadow Mountain Picnic Area: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.86,40.21&level=15] Snow Mountain (Machine): * West of Snow Mountain Ranch: Map [https://tinyurl.com/ynef7nns] Strawberry Fuels (Hand): * 3.5 miles west of Granby, near BLM Road 2751: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.82,40.06&level=14] Areas on the Clear Creek Ranger District (Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Jefferson County) with hand piles ready for burning: Blue Creek (Hand) * ½ mile northwest of Empire, near Highway 40: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.69,39.767&level=16] Evergreen (Hand) * Cub Creek Trailhead, 5 miles southwest of Evergreen: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.38,39.565&level=16] Yankee Hill – Eureka (Hand) * Intersection of Highway 119 and Highway 46, east of Highway 119, and south of Highway 46: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.49,39.84&level=16] Areas on the Boulder Ranger District (Gilpin and Boulder Counties) with hand and machine piles ready for burning: Forsythe II – Phase 5 (Hand) * Units 44B-44E * West of Gross Reservoir, 2 miles north of Wondervu, ½ mile south of Lazy Z Road: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.407,39.944&level=15] James Creek (Hand) * Ridgeline Fuelbreak 10 * 2 miles east of Peak-to-Peak Highway on County Road 52: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.478,40.058&level=15] * Ridgeline Fuelbreak 6 & 8 * On ridgelines near Overland Mountain, west and southwest of Jamestown: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.417,40.111&level=14] * Ridgeline Fuelbreak 1 & 17 * 2 miles north/northwest of Jamestown near Balarat Road: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.406,40.147&level=14] Lump Gulch (Hand) * Units 27 & 37 * ½ mile north of Highway 199 and South Beaver Creek Road intersection, near Pine Drive: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.47,39.9&level=15] * Unit 35 * 2 miles south of Rollinsville on west side of Highway 119: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.497,39.893&level=15] * Unit 18 * ½ mile north of Rollinsville on west side of Highway 119: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.508,39.924&level=16] * Unit 38 * Off of South Beaver Creek Road (south side), 1 mile northeast of Highway 119/South Beaver Creek Road intersection: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.46,39.892&level=15] St. Vrain (Hand) * Unit 15 * 5 miles west of Lyons, north side of Ralph Price Reservoir (Button Rock): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.37,40.23&level=15] * Unit 10 and 12 * In Meeker Park: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.53,40.24&level=15] Areas on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District (Larimer County) with hand and machine piles ready for burning: Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) (Hand) * Southwest of Estes Park: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.556,40.336&level=14] Cameron Peak (Machine) * Killpecker * 4 miles south of County Road 86 along FSR 300, near North Bald Mountain: Map of location (no polygon) [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.723,40.770&level=14] * Dunraven Glade * 2 miles northwest of County Road 43 and Dunraven Road intersection, along Dunraven Road: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.455,40.475&level=17] Cedar Park (Hand) * Cedar Park 1 * 1 mile northeast of Drake from the intersection of Highway 34 and County Road 43: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.335,40.44&level=16] * Cedar Park 3 * 3 miles east of Drake and north of Highway 34 at Cedar Cove: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.29,40.47&level=16] Cherokee Park * Diamond View (Machine) * 11 miles northeast of Red Feather Lakes, along County Road 59 and FSR 184 (adjacent to the Mill Creek subdivision): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.525,40.967&level=14] * Devils Creek Blowdown (Hand) * 5 miles north of Crystal Lakes subdivision; at the intersection of County Road 80C and FSR 182: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.568,40.936&level=14] Chicken Park (Hand) * 2.5 miles northeast of Crystal Lakes along roads FSR 180C, 181 and 181B: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.56,40.87&level=14] Elkhorn 3 (Machine) * 3 miles southwest of Red Feather Lakes and west along FSR 517 (Bald Mountain Road): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.654,40.759&level=14] Glen Haven (Hand) * Glen Haven 2 * Adjacent to Glen Haven on both sides of County Road 43: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.465,40.45&level=14] * Glen Haven 3 * Adjacent to Glen Haven on both sides of County Road 43: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.46,40.43&level=14] * Glen Haven 4 * 3 miles east of Estes Park at the intersection of Highway 34 and FSR 117, north of Glen Comfort: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.437,40.404&level=14] Magic Feather (Hand) * 2.5 miles southwest of County Road 74E and along County Road 98C, at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch: Map of location (no pile-specific polygon) [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.507,40.755&level=15] Pierson Park – Manual (Hand) * 3.5 miles southeast of Estes Park along Pierson Park Road and Johnny Park Road: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.46,40.27&level=13] Red Feather 5 (Hand) * 4 miles northeast of Red Feather Lakes, along County Road 67J (Prairie Divide Road): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.483,40.859&level=13] Roach (Machine) * Boswell Timber Sale * 1.5 miles southeast of Mountain Home, WY: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-106.14,40.99&level=14] * Roach Timber Sale * 1 mile south of Mountain Home, WY, along FSR 516: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-106.177,40.987&level=14] Thompson River (Hand) * Thompson River 4 * 6 miles east of Estes Park, along FSR 122 (Pole Hill Road): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.371,40.355&level=14] * Thompson River 5 * 4 miles southeast of Estes Park, at the intersection of Highway 36 and FSR 124: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.41,40.33&level=14] West Crystal * Cow Creek (Machine) * 4 miles west of Crystal Lakes subdivision at the intersection of FSR 169 (Pearl Beaver Road) and FSR 199: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.752,40.885&level=14] * Lonesome Timber Sale (Machine) * 3 miles south of Crystal Lakes subdivision at the intersection of County Road 86 (Deadman Road) and FSR 300: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.677,40.789&level=14] * North Fork Campground (Hand) * Intersection of Deadman Road and Pearl Beaver Road at North Fork Campground: Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.71,40.81&level=15] * Tower Timber Sale (Machine) * 5 miles southwest of Crystal Lakes subdivision at the intersection of County Road 86 (Deadman Road) and FSR 170 (Deadman Lookout Road): Map [https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abefa61010ee43418aa942f949d2cf5a¢er=-105.77,40.819&level=14]
The Bureau of Land Management Southwest District plans to conduct several prescribed burns beginning early October or as conditions allow. The prescribed burn projects will be on the Gunnison, Tres Rios and Uncompahgre Field Offices. The planned burns are part of larger projects to reduce hazardous fuels; protect wildland-urban interface communities; improve big game habitat, sage grouse habitat, and range conditions; and reintroduce fire to a fire-adapted ecosystem to restore healthy forests and species diversity. While no road closures are expected during the projects, camping near the units is discouraged due to increased traffic and likelihood of smoke in the area, particularly at night. Multiple days of burning may occur throughout the fall into the winter, as fuel conditions and weather permit. Project areas will be monitored once completed to ensure public safety. While smoke may be visible in the burn area at times, most of the smoke will lift and dissipate during the warmest parts of the day. Expect visible smoke in the area for several days after each burn is completed as vegetation in the interior continues to smolder. The BLM obtained smoke permits from the Colorado State Air Pollution Control Division, which identify atmospheric conditions under which the burns can be implemented. Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information, visit https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health]. Specific information on upcoming prescribed burn projects can be found in the News section.
The 2024 prescribed fire season continues, and has shifted from broadcast prescribed fire to pile burning. Fire personnel will carry out prescribed fires as weather, fuel, and the availability of fire resources permit. The forests in Southwest Colorado are part of a fire-adapted ecosystem, which historically experienced frequent, low intensity fires on a large scale. Prescribed fire replicates that fire regime and increases the area on our landscape that has been burned at low and moderate conditions. Reintroduction of prescribed fire is necessary to improve and restore vegetative conditions. This effort will reduce hazardous ground fuels, lessen the risk of unplanned large-scale wildfire, help restore ponderosa pine ecosystems, and improve wildlife habitat. Prescribed fire also reduces the ladder fuels that can carry fire into the canopy, killing mature trees. 2024 WINTER PILE BURNING PLANS: The Dolores Ranger District plans to burn slash piles near the following locations: (Smoke may be visible from State Highway 184, State Highway 145, and U.S. Route 491) * Haycamp Mesa area (250 acres, 800 piles) near FSRs 556, 556.G and 492, south of Beef Pasture Reservoir; * Boggy Draw area (14 acres, 4 piles) near FSR 526.B * Beaver Rim Gravel Pit * Taylor Mesa area (390 acres, 134 piles) near FSRs 545 and 545.J * Salter area (400 acres, 400 piles) near FSRs 514, 504, 519 and 293, northwest of Salter Y * Lake Canyon and Glade areas (3100 acres, 1400 piles) near FSRs 506, 504, 508, 512, 514, 215 , 270, 216 and 218 near Glade Canyon. The Pagosa Ranger District plans to burn slash piles near the following locations: * Turkey Springs Piles, 15 acres, northwest of Pagosa Springs, adjacent to Piedra Road (Archuleta County Road 600) and Turkey Springs Road (FSR 629). * Longest Mile Piles, 7 acres, 12 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs, adjacent to Piedra Stock Driveway Trail and East Monument Road (FSR630). * Buckles Lake Road Piles,13 Acres, 16 miles southwest of Pagosa Springs, adjacent to Buckles Lake Road (FSR 663) and US Highway 84. * Coyote Creek Piles, 15 miles, southwest of Pagosa Springs, between Buckles Lake Road (FSR 663) and Alpine Lakes Ranch subdivision. * Mariposa Timber Sales Piles, 326 acres, 9 miles, east of Pagosa Springs, near the Porcupine Road (FSR 024) * Huerto Timber Sale Piles, 596 acres, 20 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs, between the Weminuche Valley and Williams Reservoir. * Fawn Gulch Piles, 16 acres, 4 miles, northeast of Pagosa Springs, north of Fawn Gulch Road (FSR 666) and Log Park subdivision. * Quartz Piles, 20 acres, 17 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, adjacent to Quartz Creek Road (FSR 684). The Columbine Ranger District: COMPLETED * Saul’s Creek (50 acres, 100 piles) near FS road 755 * Fossett Gulch (17 acres, 100 piles) near FS road 841 * Baldy Mountain (117 acres, 10 piles) near FS roads 69 and 601 _____________ 2024 BROADCAST PRESCRIBED FIRE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: DOLORES RANGER DISTRICT: * Boggy Draw: 1,156 acres * Salter Y Units 34 and 37: 1,279 acres COLUMBINE RANGER DISTRICT: * Vallecito-Piedra: 235 acres * Saul's Creek: 1,615 acres * Southern HDs: 1,080 acres PAGOSA RANGER DISTRICT: * Fawn Gulch 1,100 acres * Mill Creek: 400 acres 2023/24 WINTER PILE BURNING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: DOLORES RANGER DISTRICT: * Haycamp Mesa area (427 acres, 750 piles) near FSRs 556 and 492, south of Beef Pasture Reservoir * Taylor Mesa area (145 acres, 44 piles) near FSRs 545 and 692 * Salter area (321 acres, 267 piles) near FSRs 514, 504, 519 and 293, northwest of Salter Y * Lake Canyon area (518 acres, 336 piles) near FSRs 506, 504, 508, 514, 215, and 216 near Cow Canyon COLUMBINE RANGER DISTRICT: * Sauls Creek (110 acres, 1800 piles) near FS roads 755, 755.A, 131, and 131.C * Junction Creek (90 acres, 75 piles) near FS road 171, in the Log Chutes trail area * Fossett Gulch (40 acres, 100 piles) near FS roads 613 and 841 * Baldy Mountain (623 acres, 60 slash piles) off of Beaver Meadows Road PAGOSA RANGER DISTRICT: * Lower portion of Turkey springs Road (FSR 629) near the powerlines * Turkey Springs Road near the Turkey Springs Guard Station * Brockover Road (FSR 919), Buckles Lake Road (FSR 633) * Huerto Creek timber sale between Piedra Road (FSR 621) and Poison Park Road (FSR 644)
The Front Country Prescribed Fire is a 3000-acre prescribed fire project located in Rocky Mountain National Park. This project will reduce available fuels and the risk of future catastrophic fire by introducing low-to-moderate intensity fire on the landscape. By introducing fire and removing fuels when conditions are favorable, the area will serve as a fire break that can be used to defend the park and surrounding communities against future wildfires. The prescribed fire will also allow fire to play its natural role in the ecosystem by reducing ground fuels, invigorating native grasses, and decreasing stand densities in meadows and montane forests. The overall 3000-acre project is subdivided into several smaller units, one of which is the 334-acre Headquarters Unit, located near Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, south of Highway 36. Firefighters completed approximately 100 acres of the 334-acre Headquarters Unit on Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2. No further ignitions are planned at this time; future operations will be announced on this page and on Rocky Mountain Naitonal Park's social media channels [https://linktr.ee/RMNP_fire].