Fire and water are opposites, but when it comes to weather, they are interconnected. Large wildfires can generate their own weather systems. Weather travels through vertical columns in a convective process, but fire and weather are almost cyclical in nature as they create and destroy one another.… read more →
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Jul. 6, 2022
It’s elemental: fire, lightning, wind and water
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Sep. 22, 2021
Scuttlebutt / Calendar - Sept. 23, 2021
Climate and the Comp Plan
On Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., CLEER and the Town of Carbondale will host a public input session in the Community Room at the Third Street Center regarding how climate change factors into the Town’s Comprehensive Plan update. Folks… read more →
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Jul. 14, 2021
Recovery from wildfire can take a generation
On Sunday morning, July 11, a crew of about thirty volunteers assembled at the Basalt State Wildlife Area, over 2,000-acres managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). They were organized by Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) and CPW to combat invasive thistles on the Lake Christine burn scar. RFOV… read more →
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Living with Fire: A Community Conversation
Published Jul. 14, 2021Join us for a virtual open community conversation about what it is to live with wildfires. Participants are welcome to discuss anything from the history of wildfires to emergency preparation. The conversation will be facilitated by Bryce Jacobson of the Post Independent.
Participate live via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81523711601?pwd=TkJJZjRMZHBvUUdrRDNwUmZCUVhVdz09
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Jun. 16, 2021
Fire, on and off the agenda
Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) had a couple of short sessions during the first two public meetings in June.
The public speaks
The BOCC addressed public comments not on the agenda for the first hour of the June 7 meeting. A number of community members…
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Jun. 2, 2021
Helicopter called in to douse Marble house fire
Firefighters called in a helicopter from Rifle to douse a small brush fire near the old Marble ski area on May 27, according to Carbondale Fire District Chief Rob Goodwin.
Responders found the body of a male at the site. The Gunnison County coroner has… read more →
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Living with Fire: How to Be Prepared
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Burning out the old, bringing in the new
Burning the land is a spring rite practiced for centuries around the world by the indigenous and attuned peoples of Earth. It perpetuates resilient succession within forests and renewal processes across grasslands. Fire has always been a natural part of evolution, and ancient humans picked up on that.
Carbondale… read more →