SOUTHERN COLORADO (KOAA) — The United States Forest Service will be conducting fire mitigation slash collections for property owners in southern Colorado on Saturday, August 2, and on September 20.
The Forest Service will be sponsoring 3 fire mitigation slash collections this summer for property owners in/near San Isabel, Beulah & Rye, Colorado. The event dates are July 27, Aug. 2, and Sept. 20. The collection time will be from 8am-4pm at the gravel pit on Highway 78, mile 1 pic.twitter.com/uffVUk1q3z
— USFS_Pike&San Isabel (@PSICC_NF) May 15, 2025
They say the mitigation will be happening in or near the following towns:
- San Isabel
- Beulah Valley
- Rye
The slash collections will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on those days on Highway 78 at mile marker one. The highway runs through Beulah Valley.
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