Public Service Announcement:
Prescribed Burning in Norwood Ranger District
Contact:
Kimberlee Phillips, Public Affairs Officer
Phone: 970-874-6717 Cell: 970-589-0842 Email: kim.phillips@usda.gov
Dylan Peters, Public Affairs Specialist
Phone: 970-874-6625 Cell: 970-462-2969 Email: dylan.peters@usda.gov
Norwood, CO, September 16, 2019 –
GMUG Fire and Fuels Crews to begin prescribed burning operations in the Sanborn Park Project Area as early as September 21, or as conditions allow.
Located adjacent to NFSR #530 (Sanborn Park Road), NFSR #515, and NFSR #526, six miles east/northeast of Norwood, CO.
Approximately 500 acres are planned for treatment, with one to three days of ignition planned, weather dependent.
Caution is advised as smoke will likely be visible near National Forest System Road (NFSR) #530 (Sanborn Park Road), NFSR #515, NFSR #526, in and around the towns of Norwood, Telluride, Montrose and Ridgway.
Smoke may impact Sanborn Park area residents.
Prescribed burn project areas will be patrolled and monitored for several days following ignition.
Objectives for prescribed burn:
For information and updates on prescribed burns, wildfires and fire restrictions on National Forest System lands and other areas, call the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Fire Information line at 970.874.6602, visit the GMUG Forest website (www.fs.usda.gov/gmug), Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMUGFireInfo or Twitter: https://twitter.com/GMUG_NF. For more information on how smoke may affect your health, please visit: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.