United States Forest Service

Local News

Stage set for dangerous wildfire conditions months ago

precipitation, high temperatures dry out forest fuels

June 8, 2018

Local News

Thermal imaging guides 416 Fire decisions

Firefighters expecting a long battle

June 8, 2018

Local News

Irongate residents among first to attack 416 Fire

spotted after train passed subdivision

June 6, 2018

Local News

‘Village at Wolf Creek’ developers dealt a blow in long battle

say they have legal standing to carry out appeals process

May 10, 2018

Southwest Life

Dry winter, spring winds deliver high-risk fire conditions to Southwest Colorado

A dry winter and strong spring winds combine to create a high risk for wildfires in Southwest Colorado.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…

April 21, 2018

Local News

Prescribed burns planned near Pagosa Springs

A prescribed burn of about 400 acres is planned for the Turkey Springs and Brockover Mesa areas northwest of Pagosa…

April 5, 2018

Southwest Life

Forest Service transforms how it will use, manage fires in Southwest Colorado

to launch new plan for 80,000 acres from Vallecito to Piedra River

February 17, 2018

Local News

Montrose mill eyes San Juan Forest for timber

would thin crowded Ponderosa stands at risk for wildfire, beetles

February 4, 2018

Regional News

Forest Service announces 900 temporary jobs

Tim Foulkes, Columbine District trails crew leader, finalizes work on the lower switchback for the Haviland View Trail reroute in…

November 20, 2017

Local News

Christmas tree permits on sale in Southwest Colorado

Durango train offering Tree Train through Dec. 10

November 16, 2017

Regional News

Fixing Colorado’s forests with the help of ‘citizen science’

Twelve years later, nearly every stand of lodgepole pines has been affected, and they stand in gray, dead clusters, creating…

November 12, 2017

Local News

Federal court blocks Wolf Creek land exchange, again

Federal judge denies developer a reconsideration

September 15, 2017

Nation & World

Forest Service spends record $2B battling forest fires

The Eagle Creek wildfire burns Sept. 5 on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks, Ore.…

September 14, 2017

Local News

Burn-out operations increase fire to 407 acres in HD Mountains

Favorable weather allows crews to torch overgrown forest near Bayfield

August 11, 2017

Local News

Lightning strike starts small wildfire in Beaver Meadows

Columbine Ranger District crews are monitoring the blaze

July 6, 2017

Local News

Drones increasingly interfere with aerial firefighting, official says

Retardant tossed, planes grounded

June 29, 2017

Local News

Interactive map available for Hermosa Creek management plan

U.S. Forest Service creates application to make commenting easier

June 23, 2017

Regional News

Fire crews in New Mexico brace for hot, dry weather

The flames were marching to the south and east, toward scars left behind by previous fires and away from the…

June 16, 2017

Local News

Illegal mountain bike trail in Hermosa destroyed by rangers

was built near Hermosa campground

June 10, 2017

Editorials

Public Lands Day: A great day to be outside, enjoy and get informed about a threat to public lands

du1-i-syn These lands and the waters that flow through them define the landscape and the people who live here, as…

May 20, 2017

Local News

Federal judge halts Village at Wolf Creek land swap

Service process flawed, failed to ‘listen to the public’

May 19, 2017

Local News

Public comment begins for BP project near Sauls Creek

Horizontal drilling reduces need for new roads, well pads

April 27, 2017

Local News

Lemon Dam bans motorized boats for up to 3 years

Invasive species could damage city water supply, irrigators

April 27, 2017

Local News

Animas Canyon Toll Road gets historic designation

Service lists wagon road on National Register of Historic Places

April 20, 2017