BLM plans pile burns in SE Colorado
The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in nine locations this winter including several in the Central Peaks Region.
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The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in nine locations this winter including several in the Central Peaks Region.
The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct pile burns in nine locations this winter. During the summer months, forest-thinning treatments often leave behind branches and other flammable biomass that is then organized into piles. In the winter, when conditions are safest for removal, the piles are burned. This process is critical to maintaining…
BLM fire crews planning prescribed burn northwest of Cañon City CAÑON CITY, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn in the Deer Haven area, approximately 15 miles northwest of Cañon City, south of High Park Road, and west of County Road 69 in northern Fremont County. Implementation of the prescribed fire project could take place between the week of March 8 and mid-April, depending on favorable weather and fuel moisture conditions. Approximately 107 acres of BLM-managed land will be treated to reduce accumulated hazardous fuel and improve wildl...