RBC | Fire managers from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are closely monitoring conditions as they plan several prescribed fires on federal lands Eagle, Mesa, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, and Summit counties in the coming weeks. Prescribed fires are carefully planned burns to reduce dense vegetation and other[Read More…]
Tag: Prescribed burn
Piceance prescribed burns underway
PRESS RELEASE The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning pile burns in the White River Field Office between Jan. 31 and March 30, 2024. The 415-acre project area is in the Piceance Basin, approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker on BLM public lands in Rio Blanco County. The pile[Read More…]
Prescribed burns planned for Piceance Basin
PRESS RELEASE The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning pile burns in the White River Field Office between Dec. 5, 2023, and March 30, 2024. The 454-acre project area is in the Piceance Basin, approximately 25 miles SW of Meeker on BLM public lands in Rio Blanco County. The[Read More…]
Aldrich prescribed fire northeast of Meeker planned for Aug. 29-30
MEEKER | Firefighters are planning to burn up to 800 acres Tuesday, Aug. 29, and Wednesday, Aug. 30, 14 miles northeast of Meeker in the Aldrich Lakes area. Smoke may be visible from Highway 13 and Meeker. Crews have been working to build and improve upon control lines for this[Read More…]
Prescribed fire planned at Rio Blanco County’s Aldrich Lakes this spring
RBC | Fire managers from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are closely monitoring conditions as they plan several prescribed fires on federal lands Eagle, Mesa, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties in the coming weeks. Prescribed fires are carefully planned burns to reduce dense vegetation and other fuels,[Read More…]
BLM planning prescribed burn in Piceance Basin
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management is planning a prescribed burn at the Piceance Basin, approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker. The burn is scheduled between Dec. 12, 2023 and Mar. 30, 2023, weather permitting. Prescribed burns reduce hazardous fuels near residences, improve range conditions, and reduces catastrophic wildfire[Read More…]
Prescribed burn slated for Aldrich Lakes area
MEEKER I The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Aldrich Lakes area, a 1,200-acre area roughly 19 miles northeast of Meeker and 19 miles south of Craig on National Forest system lands and adjoining private lands in Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Big prescribed burn planned north in county
MEEKER I The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Aldrich Lakes area sometime in late September or early October.
Oak Ridge prescribed burn planned near Meeker in Sept.
MEEKER — The Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Division of Wildlife are planning a 766-acre prescribed burn to improve wildlife habitat in the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area near Meeker this month.
