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Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area
Durango, Colorado Currently Sat 47% chance of precipitation 36% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation
Planting part of larger environmental restoration effort
Saturday, April 17, 2021 4:22 PM
Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area Volunteer Livi Curmano plants a tree Saturday morning in the 416 Fire burn area near Hermosa. About 900 trees were planted during the event celebrating Arbor Day. Courtesy of Livi Curmano
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Despite a snowy forecast, a group of volunteers gathered at 9 a.m. Saturday in the 416 Fire burn area near Hermosa for an Arbor Day tree planting.
The planting was organized by the nonprofit Mountain Studies Institute in partnership with the San Juan National Forest, said Amanda Kuenzi, MSI’s community science director.