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Cow Creek Prescribed Burn

Unit Information

2250 South Main St. 
Delta, 
81416 
2250 South Main St. 
Delta, 
81416 

Incident Contacts

  • Kimberlee Phillips
    Email:
    kimberlee.phillips@usda.gov
    Phone:
    970-589-0842
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

News

Grand Junction, Colorado, Oct. 6, 2023 – Fire Management Officials from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ Grand Valley Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burning operations for the Cow Creek Prescribed Burn. This project area includes Cow Creek, Calamity Creek, and Indian Creek and is approximately 9 miles east of Gateway, Colorado and 25 miles southwest of Grand Junction, Colorado. 
Cow Creek Prescribed Burn Planned Up to 15,000 acres targeted for treatment with prescribed fire in Mesa County Grand Junction, Colorado, Sept. 22, 2023 — Fire Management Officials from the Grand Mesa,  Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ Grand Valley Ranger District plan to conduct the Cow  Creek prescribed burn Sept. 24, depending upon weather and appropriate ground and vegetation conditions.