Drought puts Dolores district of San Juan forest at high risk level
Vince Mowery, a fuels specialist with the San Juan National Forest, weighs samples of vegetation collected at Boggy Draw, north of Dolores.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal
Live pine needles from the Boggy Draw area will be cooked for 24 hours to determine their soil moisture content. The information is used to determine wildfire risk for the forest.
Drought puts Dolores district of San Juan forest at high risk level
Live pine needles from the Boggy Draw area will be cooked for 24 hours to determine their soil moisture content. The information is used to determine wildfire risk for the forest.
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal
Jim Mimiaga/The Journal
Forest litter is one of many samples taken at six sites in the Dolores Ranger District to test for fuel moisture content.