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Breckenridge resident and longtime Summit County 4-H volunteer Rich Holman said he can remember numerous times when 4-H Program Director Kathie Kralik stepped in to save the day.  Holman said over the course of Kralik’s...

Dear Eartha, I’ve started putzing around my yard, gathering leaves, trimming trees and stacking branches. How does the free Summit County Chipping Program work? What should I do with the rest of my yard waste? ...

With wildfire danger likely to ramp up in Summit County as summer looms, county officials are debating their approach to a proposed fuel reduction plan in the Dillon Valley neighborhood.  During a May 2 Summit...

For property owners of Ruby Ranch, years of advocating, planning and work have come to fruition as work crews complete fire mitigation in the wilderness near their homes to limit the risks of wildfire.  Various...

In the near future, there will be a prescribed burn in the open space near Keystone Shooting Range.  Friends of the Dillon Ranger District hosted a walk through of Keystone to give residents and visitors...

Residents can attend three wildfire mitigation field trips, hosted by the Summit County Wildfire Council. Each highlights ways the 2018 Strong Futures Fund supports wildfire work, the council announced in a press release. People can...

Th Summit County Wildfire Council will host a field trip Wednesday, July 6, from 4-6 p.m. to tour local fuel reduction and forestry projects. Forestry and fire management staff will lead the tour. Tour-goers should...

When Summit County voters passed Ballot Measure 1A in 2018, it effectively dedicated public funds to five different buckets: early childhood care, behavioral health programs, fire mitigation, recycling and public infrastructure. As of January, the...

Photo from Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons On Wednesday, May 26, Summit County hosted a virtual town hall that focused on wildfire management practices. “We know that wildfire is top of mind,” Summit County Commissioner Elisabeth Lawrence said. “It certainly is for us at the county, and I assure you it is for all of our local agencies, as well. Just in terms of the historic drought we’re dealing with, the super dry soil, it’s more than just a drought at this point. It’s only springtime, an...

Photo by Ashley Low During its quarterly meeting last week, the Summit County Wildfire Council recommended the approval of 11 grant proposals meant to help mitigate the risk of wildfires in the community through hazardous fuels reduction projects and other efforts to move forward with the implementation of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. About 30 community members tuned into a virtual wildfire council meeting Thursday, May 20, when members voted on a number of grant proposals submitted ...