San Juan National Forest

Fire crews strengthen containment and structure protection on the 7,400-acre Stoner Mesa Fire, focusing on communities along County Road 38 and Highway 145.

Fire crews, meteorologists, and officials brief Rico residents on Stoner Mesa Fire status, protection measures, and evacuation readiness.

The Stoner Mesa Fire in Montezuma and Dolores counties grows to 7,123 acres with 0% containment as crews battle wind-driven flames and protect structures.

As wildfires continue to rampage throughout the West, local areas are adopting tougher fire restrictions.

Heat and drought are helping spread wildfires in the Four Corners area and across the West.

Afternoon storms bring gusty winds, snow, and slick conditions. The Cortez Finance Director meet-and-greet is on May 14th. Firewood permits are available, and Utah opens Food Security Grants.

A chunk of a controversial barbed-wire fence around some 1,400 acres on the San Juan National Forest north of Mancos was taken down Thursday afternoon.

Bark beetles are devouring trees in the San Juan National Forest, and this may ultimately mean less shade for recreationists in the popular Boggy Draw area near Dolores.

Bark beetles are common across the Western US. They’re tiny insects that burrow into the bark of pine trees to lay their eggs, often killing the tree in the process. They can also spread across huge areas of woodland. One way to mitigate beetle outbreaks is through prescribed burns. But as KSJD’s Lucas Brady Woods reports, the drought conditions fueling their spread aren’t so easy to address.

Bark beetles are common across the Western US. They’re tiny insects that burrow into the bark of pine trees to lay their eggs, often killing the tree in the process. They can also spread across huge areas of woodland. One way to mitigate beetle outbreaks is through prescribed burns. But as KSJD’s Lucas Brady Woods reports, the drought conditions fueling their spread aren’t so easy to address.