Animas Mountain Fuels Reduction Project

 

Durango, CO –   The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a fuels reduction project on approximately 733 acres of BLM land on the top of Animas Mountain.  Primary access to the fuels reduction project site is through the City parking lot and trailhead located north of 32^nd Street and approximately 1,500 feet of trail on City property.  Minimal impacts to the trail will be necessary to complete the project. The fuels reduction project will reduce the risk of high severity wildfire, protecting adjacent private property and natural resources, while improving habitat for big-game wildlife species.

 

The City of Durango will be sponsoring an open house about the fuels reduction project on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at City Hall (949 E. 2nd Avenue) in the Council Chambers.  Representatives from the City and Bureau of Land Management will be available to answer questions and interested community members are encouraged to attend.   City Council is scheduled to consider granting an administrative easement across City property to the Bureau of Land Management at their regularly scheduled meeting on February 2nd. 

 

For additional information regarding the Open House for the Animas Mountain fuels reduction project, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 375-7300.