Prescribed Burns /tags/prescribed-burns Prescribed Burns en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 14 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT Controlled burns help prevent wildfires, but regulations have made it nearly impossible to do them /news/2023-05-14/controlled-burns-help-prevent-wildfires-but-regulations-have-made-it-nearly-impossible-to-do-them Even though the 2021 Marshall Fire made it clear that the fire threat posed by Colorado’s grasslands endangers large urban areas, federal, state and local rules continue to make it difficult to address the risk. Sun, 14 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-05-14/controlled-burns-help-prevent-wildfires-but-regulations-have-made-it-nearly-impossible-to-do-them Jennifer Oldham/ProPublica NGOs help light prescribed fires on public lands /environment/2021-11-12/ngos-help-light-prescribed-fires-on-public-lands Federal agencies spend a lot of time and money fighting increasingly extreme wildfires, but have limited resources for prescribed burns. Public-private partnerships can help. This year, the nonprofit Nature Conservancy partnered with the Forest Service and others to help burn and thin more than 150 acres of public lands in Idaho. Other, similar programs are cropping up all around the West. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-11-12/ngos-help-light-prescribed-fires-on-public-lands Madelyn Beck A prescribed burn in Idaho shows why good fire requires good neighbors /environment/2021-10-22/a-prescribed-burn-in-idaho-shows-why-good-fire-requires-good-neighbors Wildfire season is winding down across much of the Mountain West as cold weather moves in. But it’s the perfect time to set controlled, or prescribed, fires to burn unwanted dead trees and underbrush that fuel larger wildfires. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-10-22/a-prescribed-burn-in-idaho-shows-why-good-fire-requires-good-neighbors Madelyn Beck Review: Strong Winds, Human Error Likely Caused Elk Fire /environment/2020-03-02/review-strong-winds-human-error-likely-caused-elk-fire A combination of weather conditions, inexperienced crew members and lack of government oversight likely caused a prescribed burn in rural Larimer County… Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:05:40 GMT /environment/2020-03-02/review-strong-winds-human-error-likely-caused-elk-fire Matt Bloom After Elk Fire, A Community Questions The Future Of Prescribed Burns /news/2020-01-21/after-elk-fire-a-community-questions-the-future-of-prescribed-burns A pile of melted metal is all that's left of Eva Bednar's toolshed. The ponderosa pine trees, shrubs and ground on her mountaintop property in Livermore… Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:56:27 GMT /news/2020-01-21/after-elk-fire-a-community-questions-the-future-of-prescribed-burns Matt Bloom