Forest health requires sustained community committment
Beetle-killed lodgepole pines gleam red in a winter sunrise on Mt. Royal. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. Summit Voice, Summit County Wildfire Council partner for public education By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY —...
View ArticleWebcam delivers images from Meadow Creek fire
An aerial image from a large brushfire burning in Alaska. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. FOREST SERVICE. Fire season below average so far, but fire potential growing in western Colorado with hot, dry weather By...
View ArticleSummit County awards $247,000 for wildfire mitigation
A map showing priority treatments for wildfire mitigation in the Tenmile Basin. Click on the map for the full-size version and visit the county's wildfire mitigation web page for maps of all the...
View ArticleWildfires: Summit County taking grant applications for fuel-reduction projects
Much of the fuels reduction work around Summit Cove has been completed, but requires ongoing maintenance. County aims to link defensible spaces across neighborhoods By Bob Berwyn FRISCO —The Summit...
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