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Estes Valley Fuels Reduction Project
Pinewood Springs Community Meeting: February 3, 2005 at 6:00pm at the Pinewood Springs Fire Station.
The purpose of this project is to reduce fuels in and around the vicinity of the Estes Valley project area. To see if your property borders this project, or how your property might be affected, please see the map at the USFS Web Site.
If you are interested in working as a volunteer on this project, please e-mail Mike Wisneski for more information.
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Press release:
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is encouraging community participation at public meetings to discuss the proposed treatments for the fuels reduction project in the Estes Valley area. The first meeting will be held at the Estes Park Volunteer Fire Department at 6 p.m. on February 2, 2005, and the second meeting will be at the Pinewood Springs Volunteer Fire Department at 6 p.m. on February 3. The Estes Park Volunteer Fire Department is located at 901 N. St. Vrain Ave. and the Pinewood Springs Volunteer Fire Department is located at 61 Kiowa.
The project area includes communities north from Estes Park and south to Pinewood Springs. Meetings are being held at two locations in an effort to make it easier for individuals to attend. Both meetings will be similar, including a project overview, followed by a question and answer period. The two locations will provide a more effective way for USFS employees to address community-specific issues.
To maximize the benefit from efforts done or continuing on Park Service and private land in the Estes Valley area, the USFS is considering treatment on approximately 8,000 acres of national forest land within the planning area. The goal of the project is to strategically treat national forest lands to reduce the potential impacts of wildfire to surrounding communities, watersheds and other resources, as well as change fire behavior in the Estes Valley.
The public has the opportunity to comment on this project during the scoping period. Scoping started December 20 and comments are being accepted until February 4, 2005. For additional information, please contact either Dyce Gayton at 970-295-6761 or Reghan McDaniel at 970-295-6770.
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