The Envision Forest Health Council will release its annual report in February, with the news that approximately one-third of the primary goal of fire mitigation outlined in the Chaffee Wildfire
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More states and private landowners recognize the importance of prescribed burns to improve forest health and reduce the severity of wildfires, but the lack of firefighters trained to ignite and manage the blazes has slowed progress.
“I’d much rather deal with this than that,” said Matt Mattioda, gesturing first to a heaping stack of logs, then to the burn scar of the 416 Fire looming less than a quarter mile away.
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A large wildfire mitigation project is underway on the north side of Pikes Peak. The work aims to help protect a source of drinking water for Colorado Springs.