Cliffs Fire News Today

More than 20,000 pounds of fresh seed airdropped over the area of the Pine Gulch Fire this week is intended to help regrow the sagebrush, pinyon, juniper and other timber and brush that were lost to the record-setting blaze. By the time the last ember went out, the fire burned more than 139,000 acres — the largest in Colorado history before being overtaken by fires later in the season. Rehabilitation efforts are planned over the next year, including these seed drops. “Locally, it is t...