Fire Officials Urge Caution with Spring Burning
Fire has historically been used as a tool this time of year by the agricultural community and property owners to remove refuse, promote grass regeneration, and replenish nutrients to the soil. Conditions are often optimal for burning in early spring, before green-up and spring moisture. But these same spring conditions can lead to hazardous burning conditions.
- Contact your sheriff’s department before burning
- Be aware of expected weather conditions for your burn day – winds can be erratic this time of year
- Avoid windy and excessively warm and dry days – fire spreads quickly under these conditions
- Advise your neighbors of your plans to burn so they don’t panic or call in a false fire report
- Keep a shovel and plenty of water handy to extinguish the fire
- Never leave a fire unattended even for a few minutes
- Dig a fire line or break if there’s a chance the fire may not stop where you want
- Visit http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/ for more weather information
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Public Comment Period Extended for Additional Air Quality Assessment to support the Little Snake Draft RMP
The Little Snake Field Office is in the process of revising its Resource Management Plan (RMP). The plan will provide a framework to guide subsequent management decisions on approximately 1.3 million surface acres and 1.9 million subsurface acres administered by the Little Snake Field Office in Moffat, Routt, and Rio Blanco counties. The Draft RMP/EIS was released for a 90-day public comment period in February 2007. BLM is currently analyzing the public comments and developing the Proposed RMP/Final EIS.
The Draft Additional Air Quality Assessment to Support the BLM Little Snake Field Office Draft RMP/EIS is available for public comment. The public comment period closes January 5, 2009. The document was prepared by the BLM as a result of comments received on the Draft RMP/EIS from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This hypothetical air quality assessment provides additional information and analysis using the CALPUFF-lite modeling system.
New 1:100,000 maps available for purchase
The new updated Craig, Meeker, Rangely, Steamboat Springs and Walden 1:100,000 BLM maps are now available to purchase. The maps are $4.00 each and you can stop by our office, call in an order with your credit card or click here for more details on the maps and purchasing information.
The Canyon of Lodore map is in the process of being updated and should be available for purchase later this year.
Bureau of Land Management in Northwest Colorado...
The Little Snake Field Office encompasses 4.2 million acres of federal, state and private lands in Moffat, Routt, and Rio Blanco counties. Of the total area, 1.3 million acres are public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and 1.1 million acres of the private and state lands are underlain by federally owned minerals. Resource activities include: wildlife, cultural resources, grazing, energy & minerals, rights-of-ways, paleontological resources and recreation.
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John Husband, Field Manager
Phone: 970-826-5000 | Fax: 970-826-5002 | Office Hours: 7:45 am – 4:30 pm M-F