More air tankers, but not in 2013

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service plans to award more than $158 million in five-year contracts for new firefighting air tankers soon, according to an agency official. The seven "Next Generation"...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Prevention and firefighting measuress pass easily

DENVER - Lost in the clamor of all the controversial happenings at the state Capitol, Southwest Colorado's lawmakers have quietly succeeded in passing a handful of forest fire prevention bills....

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

More air tankers, but not in 2013

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service plans to award more than $158 million in five-year contracts for new firefighting air tankers soon, according to an agency official. The seven "Next Generation"...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Trails planned above Dolores

"Additional non-motorized trails include a connector trail from Dolores to House Creek."Those 12 words, tucked deep inside the byzantine bureaucratic opus otherwise known as the Boggy-Glade Travel...

DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senator: Buy air tankers quickly

DENVER - A state senator continues to look for $17 million for his idea to buy an airborne firefighting fleet, but his allies doubt they can secure the money by next Wednesday, when the Legislature...

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trail plan thrills non-motorized users

"Additional non-motorized trails include a connector trail from Dolores to House Creek." Those 12 words, tucked deep inside the byzantine bureaucratic opus otherwise known as the Boggy-Glade...

DATE: May 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Forest service won’t oppose state plan to buy air tankers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service supports a Colorado state Senate bill that would allow Colorado to buy its own firefighting air tanker fleet, according to an agency spokeswoman. State...

DATE: April 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

State wants its own slurry bombers

DENVER - Wanted: Three reasonably priced, large-capacity slurry bombers. Need ASAP. Please contact Colorado State Senate.They admit that it sounds at first like a "crazy" idea, but a bipartisan duo...

DATE: April 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Tipton pushes wildfire-prevention bill

WASHINGTON - Two Colorado county commissioners testified in favor of U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton's Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act at a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday. The...

DATE: April 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Tipton pushes forward on wildfire prevention bill

WASHINGTON - Two Colorado county commissioners testified in favor of U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton's Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act at a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday.The...

DATE: April 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

State wants its own slurry bombers

DENVER - Wanted: Three reasonably priced, large-capacity slurry bombers. Need ASAP. Please contact Colorado State Senate.They admit that it sounds at first like a "crazy" idea, but a bipartisan duo...

DATE: April 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taking aim on a career

Sunlight filters through a whispering pine canopy north of Mancos, illuminating the bright green and rust colored leaves of oak brush in their autumn splendor.Figures wearing yellow helmets,...

DATE: Oct. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

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