Pagosa Ranger District road openings announced
By Brandon Caley
Special to The SUN
To protect road surfaces and for public safety, Forest roads are seasonally closed to wheeled motorized vehicles, except snowmobiles...
Fat-tire snow bikes urged to avoid groomed Nordic ski trails
By Ann Bond
Special to The SUN
The San Juan National Forest is requesting that fat-tire snow bikers avoid groomed Nordic ski trail systems on public...
Forest reopens today
The San Juan National Forest (SJNF) will reopen to the public today at 3 p.m., rescinding the prior Stage 3 fire restrictions that have...
Sign up now for final hunter education classes of the year
By Don Volger
Special to The SUN
The last two hunter education classes in Pagosa Springs are scheduled for the following dates:
• First class — Oct....
Kimple awarded CSFS Partner of the Year
By Teddy Parker-Renga
Special to The SUN
The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) has recognized Aaron Kimple with its Partner of the Year award for 2019.
Kimple...
Recap of a busy fire season in southwest Colorado
By Mark Stiles
Supervisor, San Juan National Forest
Special to The SUN
As southwestern Colorado eagerly awaits snowfall, public land managers are contemplating the recent roller coaster...
Prescribed fire scheduled in Chimney Rock National Monument
Special to The SUN
Fire officials on the Pagosa Ranger District in San Juan National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations in Chimney Rock National...
County, national forests implement fire restrictions
By John Finefrock
Staff Writer
Archuleta County and area forests are under fire restrictions.
Stage 1 fire restrictions went into effect on all private lands in unincorporated...
Lightning ignites fires on Pagosa Ranger District
By Chris Mannara
Staff Writer
Four small fires were started within the San Juan National Forest’s Pagosa Ranger District due to a lightning storm on June...
Opponents accuse Forest Service of attempt to limit Wolf Creek Village review
Continuing litigation in U.S. District Court in Denver over the 2015 approval by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) of a proposed exchange of public...
