Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Management Program plan to conduct prescribed burns when conditions allow. Smoke and flames may be visible for up to 72 hours. There may be heavy smoke in the air. Please do not call 911 since a controlled burn is not an emergency. The areas will be monitored to ensure fires are completely out.
Prescribed Burn Projects
Slash Pile Burning
Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will conduct slash pile burns at several locations this fall and winter.
- Hall Ranch (west of Lyons)
- Mud Lake / Sherwood Gulch (north of Nederland)
- Reynolds Ranch (east of Nederland)
Burns are scheduled when there is a winter weather system in the area. Operations will be conducted only when there is sufficient snow cover to ensure safe fire operations and containment. Pile burns are conducted to reduce the amount of fuel on the ground as a result of thinning operations. Slash pile burns may require park closures.
Prescribed Burn at Hall Ranch
Oct. 16 – April 15
Nelson Loop Prescribed Burn Project at Hall Ranch.
- Burn window set for Oct. 16 – April 15. Burns can occur any time during the window.
- Burn operations are usually scheduled for one to three consecutive days.
- Property will be closed during ignition days. Park will reopen when deemed safe and if not otherwise closed due to muddy conditions.
- Burn Area Map
Prescribed Burn at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain
Oct. 16 – April 15
Prescribed Burn Project at Ron Stewart Preserve.
- Burn window set for Oct. 16 – April 15. Burns can occur any time during the window.
- Burn operations are usually scheduled for one to three consecutive days.
- Property will be closed during ignition days. Park will reopen when deemed safe and if not otherwise closed due to muddy conditions.
Agriculture and Irrigation Ditch Burning
Oct. 16 – April 15
Agriculture burning is done to remove vegetation to control weeds and prepare areas for reseeding. Irrigation ditches are burned to remove unwanted vegetation for improved water delivery, nutrient cycling, and planting success.
Burn projects depend on ideal weather conditions, including relative humidity, fuel moisture, and wind. Projects will only proceed when conditions are suitable. Fire managers will monitor all projects until they are called out. There may be heavy smoke in the air. Please do not call 911 since these controlled burns are not emergencies.
- Cohig (Coal Creek Dr, Superior)
- Zaharias-Thomas (McCaslin Blvd and 128, Superior)
- Marfell Lakes (Arapahoe Rd. and 119th St.)
- Gaynor Lake (Oxford Rd. and Hwy 287)
- Josephine Roche (Arapahoe Rd. and 119th St.)
- Jim Henry Ditch (Oxford Rd. and 115th St.)
- Bush (Coal Creek Dr, Superior)
- Mayhoffer (McCaslin Blvd, Superior)
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