Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area
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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.
New radar project put on hold because of location problems
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Selected site has limited coverage and value, critics say
Saturday, April 3, 2021 11:04 AM
New radar project put on hold because of location problems Tyler Jensen, a pilot with Alpine Heli Tours, flies Wednesday over the approximate area that was originally proposed for La Plata County’s new radar system on Bridge Timber Mountain, south of Durango. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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La Plata County will put the brakes on a project to build a new radar system for the Four Corners after concerns were raised that a selected site south of Durango did not provide the best coverage of the region.
Durango identifies 6 miles around city limits for fire mitigation
Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 27% chance of precipitation 59% chance of precipitation 56% chance of precipitation 65% chance of precipitation
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.