Grant received for Reservoir Hill thinning project

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SUN photo/Ed Fincher Steve Hartvigsen (center) explains to a group of interested citizens a piece of scientific evidence, which points to the need for a wildfire mitigation and tree-thinning operation on Reservoir Hill. Aaron Kimple from the Mountain Studies Institute has been awarded a grant from the Colorado Forest Restoration Grant Program. Another opportunity for the public to provide input will occur in the near future SUN photo/Ed Fincher
Steve Hartvigsen (center) explains to a group of interested citizens a piece of scientific evidence, which points to the need for a wildfire mitigation and tree-thinning operation on Reservoir Hill. Aaron Kimple from the Mountain Studies Institute has been awarded a grant from the Colorado Forest Restoration Grant Program. Another opportunity for the public to provide input will occur in the near future

A group of interested citizens participated in a walking tour of Reservoir Hill conducted by forester Steve Hartvigsen on Oct. 4.

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