Durango identifies 6 miles around city limits for fire mitigation
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Two-year effort aims to eliminate overgrowth near populated areas By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 5:03 AM Mark Loveall, supervisory forester for the Colorado State Forest Service in Durango, and Amy Schwarzbach, city of Durango natural resources manager, look over a clump of Gambel oak and trees Thursday in Overend Mountain Park. The city is partnering with agencies to reduce the wildfire danger in the wildland urban interface around city limits.