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Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn

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Colorado 
Colorado 

Incident Contacts

  • Information
    Email:
    2022.CO.ACMRX@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    970-501-5665
    Hours:
    M-F 9-4
  • Information
    Email:
    2022.CO.ACMRX@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    970-501-5665
    Hours:
    M-F 9-4

News

News Release Southwest District Office, Colorado FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2022 Contact: Shawn Reinhardt, Public Affairs Officer, 970-240-5339   Prescribed burn on Animas City Mountain in Durango planned
The attached PDF document gives some understanding about the Animas City Mountain (ACM) Prescribed Burn Project. Open up to learn more about the Durango Programmatic Hazardous Fuels Project, maps of future BLM treatments within La Plata County, past and present projects on ACM, elements of prescribed burning to create low severity fire, prescribed burning benefits, wildlife closures on ACM, expected burn windows for spring, smoke permit and monitoring, past public outreaches, and where to find ACM RX information.  
Montrose, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office will hold a public information meeting to discuss a prescribed fire treatment on up to 717 acres on Animas City Mountain in Durango, Colorado. In accordance with Center for Disease Control and local guidelines, the meeting will be held at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Avenue, Durango, from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Oct. 6, 2021.