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Front Country Prescribed Fire
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1000 Highway 36 Estes Park Colorado 80517
1000 Highway 36 Estes Park Colorado 80517
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- Rocky Mountain National Park Information OfficePhone:(970) 586-1206Hours:8 a.m. - 4 p.m. M-F; 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sa-Su
Front Country Rx Fire Continues Successfully 04-15-2025
Front Country Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: News - 04/15/2025 - 15:16
Today crews were successful in introducing low-to-moderate intensity fire on the landscape and have removed fuels, including grasses and low shrubs. Another goal of this prescribed fire is to raise the bottoms of the canopies of trees and to increase crown spacing within the burn area.
To do this, some low branches on trees may burn in addition to the grasses and nearby brush. Raising the “crown base height” of trees decreases the likelihood that a future wildfire would move into the canopies of the trees. This work will help serve as a fuel break against potential future wildfires.
Fire crews will remain on site overnight. Visibility along U.S. Highway 36 has improved and smoke will continue to linger.
