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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Colorado House has passed a bill to ban sales of flavored tobacco products. And the US Department of Agriculture announced it will be investing thirty million dollars in the San Juan National Forest.
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The Colorado Senate has passed a bill to make oil and gas companies start paying fees to help clean up abandoned wells. And the US Department of Agriculture announced it will be investing millions of dollars in the San Juan National Forest over the next ten years.
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Two wildfires broke out this weekend and continue to burn in the San Juan National Forest.
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Two small wildfires broke out yesterday in the San Juan National Forest; In Southeast Utah, authorities are decreasing or removing fire restrictions on Friday in parts of San Juan, Carbon, Emery, Grand counties.
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Recent lightning has ignited several small wildfires across the San Juan National Forest; Leftover big game licenses for Colorado go on sale Tuesday, according to the state’s department of parks and wildlife; The San Juan, New Mexico County Fair is coming up.
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Colorado will try to boost its slowing coronavirus vaccination rates by now offering one hundred dollar Walmart gift cards to people who get the shots.The…