United States Forest Service

Local News

Preliminary plans for new Purgatory Resort chairlift approved

yearlong delay, momentum picks up on long-planned addition

May 6, 2026

Local News

Prescribed burns northwest of Durango bring hazy skies

Fuels-reduction project being done while fire danger is low, Forest Service says

April 20, 2026

Southwest Life

Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role – but even supporters have concerns

of Land Management move to Grand Junction in first Trump term a cautionary tale

April 16, 2026

Southwest Life

U.S. Forest Service cabins and Southwest staycations

The house that forester Aldo Leopold built for his new bride Estella Luna Otero Bergere in 1912 is now part…

April 10, 2026

Southwest Life

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

A person walks along a dirt road in Deschutes National Forest on May 1, 2025, near Bend, Ore. (Jenny Kane/Associated…

April 2, 2026

Local News

Saul’s Creek burn marks return of ‘good fire’ to San Juan Forest playbook

Prescribed burn east of Bayfield will act as a backstop to future wildfires

April 1, 2026

Local News

Prescribed burns scheduled northeast of Bayfield this weekend

U.S. Forest Service will reduce wildfire fuels across 255 acres

March 26, 2026

Local News

U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management conduct pile burns near Durango

snow and rain created safe conditions for burning, fire official says

February 17, 2026

Local News

Fire and ice: Mitigation and burn piles help fortify against wildfires

urban-wildland interface is changing – so is the approach to wildfire preparedness

December 10, 2025

Local News

Prescribed burns outside Bayfield postponed amid federal shutdown

Mitigation work in Columbine Ranger District to be rescheduled

October 2, 2025

Local News

Prescribed burns scheduled for Columbine Ranger District

Service plans to conduct three prescribed fires that could begin this month

September 11, 2025

Local News

La Plata County fire restrictions to be lifted Friday

Decision comes after return of monsoonal rain

September 4, 2025

Local News

Blue Ridge Fire 90% contained after rapid start, fast firefighter response

were put on evacuation, pre-evacuation notice in Forest Lakes subdivision Friday

August 16, 2025

Local News

Fast-growing Blue Ridge Fire breaks out south of Vallecito

Lakes subdivision placed on evacuation, pre-evacuation notices

August 15, 2025

Local News

La Plata County, city of Durango to issue stage 2 fire restrictions

wildfires flare up across Western U.S., government agencies in the Four Corners urge residents to be extra cautious

August 7, 2025

Local News

Crews work slow and steady on Elkhorn Fire, mandatory evacuations lifted

Containment reaches 81% as crews secure fire lines

August 5, 2025

Local News

Stage 1 fire restrictions issued for much of Southwest Colorado

Agencies urge residents, visitors to refrain from certain activities

July 1, 2025

Local News

Forest Service budget cuts nearly shuttered toilets in San Juan Mountains

Donors, lodgers tax contribute $54,000 to keep Columbine Ranger District bathrooms open

June 24, 2025

Local News

Public lands in Southwest Colorado could be up for sale

budget bill puts recreational areas like Animas Mountain at stake

June 18, 2025

Outdoors

Colorado counties, towns step up to fund outdoor workers amid federal budget cuts

Eagle, Gunnison, Pitkin and Summit direct local tax dollars toward backcountry rangers

June 4, 2025

Local News

San Juan National Forest supervisor to retire

Neely steps down after two years leading forest in Southwest Colorado

April 22, 2025

Regional News

Forest Service changes to Rabbit Ears Pass mountain bike project have advocates hopping mad

“They have betrayed the public trust and poisoned the well,” says a wildlife advocate

April 18, 2025

Local News

Forest Service to return Indigenous remains discovered near McPhee Reservoir

least 10 individuals and 10 shards of pottery were unearthed in 2021 and 2022

April 1, 2025

Local News

Will the Fix our Forests Act fix our forests? The right way?

Rep. Jeff Hurd backs legislation to fast-track fire mitigation efforts while cutting opportunity for public input

February 25, 2025