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Pagosa Springs/Brockover Case Study

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PAGOSA SPRINGS - The Pagosa Ranger District is planning to burn approximately 400 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area northwest of Pagosa Springs, CO. The burn units are located adjacent to the Turkey Springs (Forest Road 629) and Brockover (Forest Road 919) roads. Operations may begin the week of April 24th, the actual dates of operations will be dependent on weather and fuels conditions. Ignition operations may take place over several days. The forest consist of ponderosa pine, Gambel oak and grass. The units have received previous fuels-reduction treatments. This Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa project expands upon prescribed burns which took place in August/September 2016. It is part of an overall fuels reduction project involving

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