Friends of the Dillon Ranger District/Courtesy Photo
Residents can attend three wildfire mitigation field trips, hosted by the Summit County Wildfire Council. Each highlights the ways the Strong Futures Fund 2018 supports wildfire work, the council announced in a press release. People can register to participate in FDRD.org/calendar.
People on a field trip should dress comfortably for inclement weather and some hiking in rough terrain.
Registration for all outings is compulsory and limited to 50 participants.
To ask questions, people can contact Dan Schroder at [email protected] or Ashley Garrison at [email protected].
Snake River Basin
This county-wide field trip will feature completed, ongoing, and planned fuel reduction forestry projects in the Snake River Basin on August 3. The tour will be led by forestry and fire management staff.
The tour will last two hours from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and participants should meet at the Keystone Gulch trailhead at 22 Keystone Gulch Road.
Frisco area
This county-wide field trip is open to anyone interested in learning about and viewing fuel reduction forestry projects completed, underway, and planned in the Frisco area on September 7th. The tour will be led by forestry and fire management staff.
The tour will last two hours from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and attendees should meet in the upper County Commons parking lot at 37 Peak One Drive in Frisco.
Lower Blue River Basin
This county-wide field trip is open to anyone interested in learning about and viewing fuel reduction forestry projects completed, underway, and planned in the lower Blue River Basin on October 5th. The tour will be led by forestry and fire management staff. This is the last Wildfire Council trip of the year.
The tour will last two hours from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and participants should meet at the Colorado Welcome Center located at 246-V Rainbow Drive in Silverthorne.