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Reforestation of the Hayman burn area Play Video
April 12, 2012 7:31 PM
One by one, across a thousand burned acres, new life takes root in the Pike National Forest. In the decade since the Hayman fire, the US Forest Service has planted nearly a million trees. Forester Chris Kuennen says it's slow work because there are only two to three weeks... more » -
Forest Service nears 1 million tree mark in Hayman reforestation
April 12, 2012 2:50 PM
Nearly a million trees have been planted as part of a large scale reforestation program in the decade following the state's largest wildfire. Work crews are planting approximately 150,000 Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir seedlings in a 1,100 acre section of the Hayman burn area of the Pike National Forest.... more » -
Boulder County braces for flooding after fire
April 17, 2011 2:46 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder County is bracing for increased flood danger west of Boulder where hillsides have been stripped bare of vegetation by September's wildfire. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that about 90 responders from 15 agencies practiced for a variety of emergencies during drills Saturday. September's wildfire... more » -
Mulching project continues on burn area
April 16, 2011 12:40 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - An extra half ton of straw has been ordered to cover mountainsides burned in a wildfire that destroyed 169 homes and scorched about 9 square miles west of Boulder. Helicopters have already dropped roughly a ton of straw mulch, which will help reduce the risk... more » -
L.A. foothills warned of mud flows after wildfire
October 6, 2009 6:39 PM
Winter rains could release huge flows of mud and debris in the vast area of the Angeles National Forest burned by a wildfire, affecting San Gabriel Mountain foothill communities, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday. The agency said its assessment indicated "high probabilities" of large debris flows in both... more » -
New $4 million project to help restore Hayman fire area
September 28, 2009 5:35 PM
The U.S. Forest Service, Vail Resorts Inc. and the National Forest Foundation are teaming on a $4 million, three-year project to restore habitat harmed by Colorado's worst wildfire in history. The Hayman fire destroyed 600 buildings, including 133 homes, as it burned trees and vegetation on about 215 square miles... more »
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