/tags/high-park-fire High Park Fire en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 11 May 2021 00:50:54 GMT /arts-life/2021-05-10/art-project-rises-from-the-ashes-of-colorados-worst-wildfire-again In 2012, the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins burned more than 87,000 acres. At the time it was the state’s largest wildfire, destroying 259 homes and claiming one life. Eight years later, the Cameron Peak Fire burned more than twice as much land, becoming the largest in Colorado history. During both events, one local program sifted through the ashes to create art and help firefighters. Tue, 11 May 2021 00:50:54 GMT /arts-life/2021-05-10/art-project-rises-from-the-ashes-of-colorados-worst-wildfire-again Stacy Nick /politics/2017-04-03/in-colorado-its-still-the-wild-west-for-home-grown-marijuana Neighborly disputes are nothing new. There’s the dog next door that poops on your lawn. The house that throws loud backyard parties. The guy down the… Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:49:09 GMT /politics/2017-04-03/in-colorado-its-still-the-wild-west-for-home-grown-marijuana Luke Runyon, Bente Birkeland /science/2015-12-21/colorado-will-beta-test-new-wildfire-prediction-model Arizona's Yarnell Hill fire claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. Colorado's Waldo Canyon, Black Forest, and High Park fires were some of the costliest… Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMT /science/2015-12-21/colorado-will-beta-test-new-wildfire-prediction-model Stephanie Paige Ogburn /arts-life/2015-01-13/fort-collins-museum-wants-publics-experiences-to-shape-new-high-park-fire-exhibit When the High Park Fire ripped through Northern Colorado more than two years ago, it changed the area’s landscape and community forever. A Fort Collins… Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2015-01-13/fort-collins-museum-wants-publics-experiences-to-shape-new-high-park-fire-exhibit Erin O'Toole /environment/2014-07-08/wet-weather-dampens-colorado-fire-season-for-now Colorado’s wildfire season has been quiet so far, only 3,400 acres have burned across the state. That’s a far cry from the well over 100,000 acres… Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:54:37 GMT /environment/2014-07-08/wet-weather-dampens-colorado-fire-season-for-now Nathan Heffel /national/2014-03-27/firefighting-personnel-readying-for-colorado-fire-season Despite Colorado’s higher than average snowpack, there’s no guarantee it will reduce the risk of wildfires in 2014. That’s why state, federal and military… Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:00:00 GMT /national/2014-03-27/firefighting-personnel-readying-for-colorado-fire-season Nathan Heffel /environment/2013-10-29/csu-launches-center-for-wui-wildfire-risk-management Colorado wildfires are becoming increasingly costly and destructive. Since 2002, wildfires have destroyed roughly 2,000 structures according to federal… Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:53:13 GMT /environment/2013-10-29/csu-launches-center-for-wui-wildfire-risk-management Grace Hood /environment/2013-10-11/high-park-fire-watershed-restoration-efforts-starting-to-take-hold Despite September’s historic rains and flooding in Northern Colorado the restoration work continues in the watersheds heavily damaged by 2012’s High Park… Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:37:01 GMT /environment/2013-10-11/high-park-fire-watershed-restoration-efforts-starting-to-take-hold Nathan Heffel /environment/2013-09-02/cdot-announces-culvert-improvements-in-poudre-canyon In an effort to reduce future road closures and maintenance emergencies in the Poudre Canyon, The Colorado Department of Transportation is replacing or… Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:57:51 GMT /environment/2013-09-02/cdot-announces-culvert-improvements-in-poudre-canyon Nathan Heffel /2013-08-16/high-park-fire-recovery-manager-announces-new-mitigation-work Non-federally owned hillsides in Poudre and Rist Canyons will be among the first mitigation projects to start August 18th.In a statement released… Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:20:11 GMT /2013-08-16/high-park-fire-recovery-manager-announces-new-mitigation-work Nathan Heffel