Information provided by Boulder County Parks and Open Space and the Boulder County Sheriff's Office Fire Management Program
Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program will conduct agricultural burns Monday through Friday, March 31 through April 4, as conditions allow. Five projects are planned, all less than 2.5 acres. These projects are being conducted for research purposes and to remove unwanted vegetation. The cattail burns are expected to produce a lot of dark smoke.
The locations include the following:
- Mayhoffer (Cattail 2 & 3): McCaslin Blvd., Superior
- Cohig (Research 1): Coal Creek Dr., Superior
- Zaharias-Thomas (Research 2): McCaslin Blvd. and SH 128, Superior
- Bush (Cattail 1): Coal Creek Dr., Superior
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.
Smoke from prescribed fires may affect health. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Wood Smoke and Health web page and the Broomfield Public Health Air Quality web page provide tips on how to protect health from smoke.
A full list of burn areas with maps and timing updates are posted on the Boulder County Prescribed Burns web page.
Questions?
Contact Boulder County Parks & Open Space Forestry and Fire Group at BCForestry@bouldercounty.gov.
