Staff Report
With good weather conditions expected, fire managers with the U.S. Forest Service planned to ignite a prescribed fire Friday near Woody Creek, according to a news release.
Firefighters planned to burn up to 1,500 acres in the Collins Creek area 9 miles north of Aspen “to improve wildlife habitat and reduce fuels for wildfires,” according to the Forest Service release. Smoke is expected to be visible from Aspen, Snowmass, Woody Creek and other areas of the Roaring Fork Valley.
“We will only ignite the prescribed fire if conditions allow for a safe, effective burn,” said Jim Genung, fire management officer for the central zone of the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit. “The snow has melted off the area we are planning to burn, but the surrounding areas still retain moisture and snow to help hold the fire.”
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that is the idea of a political process. we know there is a view in moscow that this government does not represent the whole country. is that the path here, now? bringing in a more inclusive government? are we seeing a trial balloon floated here? to be sure there is a east, west divide in the ukraine. in the last two decades that line has blurred a lot. bear in mine, while the ba jomay of the people may speak russian, the only place, where the russians are the ethnic majority is crimea. they may not be comfortable with