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Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire

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Tres Rios Field Office 
Colorado 
Colorado 
Tres Rios Field Office 
Colorado 
Colorado 

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Prescribed burn postponed until moisture received this spring

Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: Announcement 05/04/2022

Over the last week, high winds and low humidity have resulted in dry vegetation creating unfavorable conditions for the Animas City Mountain prescribed burn and other burn projects in the area. Fire managers have been carefully measuring the amount of moisture within dead and live vegetation which must fall within a strict range for fire managers to consider a prescribed fire. The BLM has determined that until additional moisture is received in Southwest Colorado, these projects will be put on hold this spring.

Firefighters completed containment line preparation this week on Animas City Mountain by cutting and removing brush and lower tree branches.

More information about Animas City Mountain project can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/photographs/7688/. 

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