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Two Prescribed Fires Planned Near Mogote - June 19
Bighorn / Stateline Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: News 06/19/2023
LA JARA, CO, June 19, 2023 – Conditions are becoming favorable to begin ignitions on the previously announced Bighorn/Stateline Project near Mogote, CO. Weather and conditions permitting, crews will begin burning on or around Sat., June 24. This 700 to 900-acre prescribed fire will include 216 acres on the Carson National Forest in New Mexico and will be conducted in close coordination with their fire management staff.
“As a primary containment feature, the grass has greened up nicely while the targeted slash continues to dry out,” said Conejos Peak District Ranger Andrea Jones. “With favorable live-fuels moistures, this should serve well to meet our remaining fuels reduction objectives on this previously thinned project.”
Active lighting is expected to take up to three days. Once ignitions are completed, fire crews will continue to patrol the area to ensure containment of the fire as interior fuels continue to slowly consume. The Bighorn/Stateline prescribed burn falls within the Rio Chama Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project boundaries.
After the Bighorn Stateline project is completed, fire crews plan to shift operations to the Conejos Canyon project. This 200-acre prescribed fire area is located on the northern edge of the Fox Creek subdivision. The burn is designed to reduce fuels buildup adjacent to the subdivision. Ignitions are planned for only 1 day, but crews will remain on site as long as needed to secure the fire.
Local residents will be contacted prior to initiation of the prescribed burns. Smoke may be more visible during active lighting times, and when the occasional tree torching in the interior occurs.
Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information see https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health
Updates for the Bighorn/Stateline and Conejos Canyon Prescribed Fires will be posted on InciWeb at https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/corgf-bighorn-stateline-prescribed-fire and the Forest’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter).