With Little Moisture In Sight, Boulder County Enacts New Fire Ban
With a record hot and dry August coming to a close, Boulder County officials are concerned about potential wildfire danger going into this Labor Day weekend.
View Article90 Days after Devastating High Park Fire, CSU Event Searching for Answers
The public will get a first-hand look at the scientific lessons and questions emerging from the High Park Fire this Monday.
View ArticleCSU High Park Fire Symposium: Q&A With Incident Commander Bill Hahnenberg
On Monday, a group of scientists and fire managers were at Colorado State University discussing the lessons learned from this summer’s 87,284 acre High Park Fire.
View ArticlePanelists Discuss Fire from the Ground Up at CSU High Park Symposium
Scientists and forest managers gathered today to discuss the challenges and lessons learned from this summer’s High Park Fire. It took three weeks to contain the more than 87,000 acre wildfire, which...
View ArticleReport: Colorado Ranks High For Homes at Risk for Wildfire Damage
A new report[.pdf] by a California-based housing and real estate data firm puts Colorado second only to California in a ranking of the number of homes at a “very high” risk of being damaged or...
View ArticleForest Service to Start Aerial Mulching in High Park Burn Zone
The U.S. Forest Service will start aerial mulching 881 acres of land scorched by the High Park Fire this week. The agency plans to drop wood shreds on heavily burned public lands near Poudre Park and...
View ArticleAmid Theft, Colorado Ranchers Scramble to Locate Hay
One of ranching’s most basic materials is in high demand right now. With the price of hay doubling for some smaller operations along the Front Range, some are worried about finding enough of the...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: High Park Burn Zone Aerial Mulching
The U.S. Forest Service began aerial mulching heavily burned public lands this week. 881 acres total near the Poudre Park and Monument Gulch areas west of Fort Collins will receive the wood shred...
View ArticleTrees Burned By Wildfire Fuel CSU Celebration
Students, faculty, alumni and fans of Colorado State University are celebrating homecoming weekend in Fort Collins. The football game begins tonight at 7 when the Rams take on Fresno State.
View ArticleFor Rist Canyon VFD, Life Slowly Returning To Normal Six Months After High...
Life is still anything but normal for Chief Bob Gann and the Rist Canyon Volunteer firefighters. The High Park Fire destroyed one of the department’s stations and some of the volunteer’s homes in the...
View ArticleMudslides, Road Repair the New Norm Inside High Park Fire Burn Zone
Charred ground and fewer trees means significantly more runoff from rain and snow as we transition into winter.
View ArticlePoudre River Still Troubling Water Managers Since High Park Fire
The Poudre River, revered for its normally pristine water, was contaminated by so much High Park Fire ash, it was rendered nearly useless for water managers in Greeley and Fort Collins.
View ArticleDisaster Bill Could Include State Watershed Restoration Funds
A $60.4 billion disaster appropriations bill for Hurricane Sandy relief and rebuilding now includes $125 million for restoration efforts at Colorado watersheds damaged by this summer’s wildfires.
View ArticleThe Dollars And Cents Of A Wildfire: A Tale Of Two Rist Canyon Businesses
Six months after the High Park Fire destroyed 259 homes, many businesses have bounced back in Rist Canyon, north of Fort Collins. For some, recovery came easily. Others had a longer road to travel.
View ArticleA Milestone 6 Months Later: First Home Rebuilt After High Park Fire Now...
This week Larimer County issued its first Certificate of Occupancy for a home within the High Park Fire burn zone. It marks a significant milestone in rebuilding 6 months after the blaze.
View ArticleHigh Park Fire Couple Mark First Christmas After Losing Home
The holidays are a time for celebration, but they also provide a space for reflection. KUNC has been following one couple who lost their home to this summer’s High Park Fire. Like the other 258...
View ArticleColorado's Worst Fire Season In A Decade Continues
Colorado’s worst fire season since 2002 has yet to be fully extinguished. Despite recent snowfall the Fern Lake Fire continues to smolder in Rocky Mountain National Park, and has been since October.
View ArticleUdall And Bennet Make Another Push For Watershed Restoration Funding
Colorado Democratic Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are making one final push for emergency watershed protection funding to be included in Hurricane Sandy disaster-relief legislation.
View ArticleCSU Scientists Study Toxic Impact of High Park Fire on Air Quality
Air pollution in Fort Collins during the 2012 High Park Fire rivaled some of the worst days in places like Mexico City or Los Angeles—well known for poor air quality.
View ArticleDrought & Wildfires A Devastating Combo For Rafting Industry
Drought and wildfires crippled Colorado’s rafting industry in 2012. That’s according to a new report by the Colorado River Outfitters Association.
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