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Pagosa Ranger District-Echo Canyon Unit-Prescribed Fire 9/27/2023
2024 San Juan National Forest Prescribed Fire Program
Publication Type: News 11/03/2023
Ignitions for the USDA Forest Service - San Juan National Forest Prescribed Fire Project continue today, September 27th, 2023, at 11am on the Echo Canyon Unit within the Pagosa Ranger District, USDA Forest Service - San Juan National Forest.
Today's continued operation is located west of Rito Blanco Ranch on the southern end of the #SanJuanNF. Resources have scheduled to finish the Echo Canyon prescribed burn with Block 4. Crews are looking for a completed burn goal of 200-acres.
Sixty-five firefighters will work to execute this prescribed fire, aimed at reducing hazardous ground fuels, reducing the risk of unplanned catastrophic wildfire, restoring ponderosa pine ecosystems, and improving wildlife habitat.
If you are in the area, please exercise extreme caution when around firefighters and fire apparatuses. Smoke may be visible in the area.
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