DATE: Aug 23, 2011

MEET: 9:00 AM @ the Norwood Ranger Station, Norwood Co.

LEARN ABOUT: The Burn Canyon Community Monitoring Project

A unique collaboration including San Miguesl County, Public Lands Partnership The Uncompaghre Partnership, Sheep Mtn. Alliance (esp.Phil and Linda Miller) and The New Community Coalition (TNCC). Burn Canyon was a devatating 30.000 acre lightning fire near Norwood July 2002)

WHO: The Public is invited. Dress for weather -- bring lunch, rain coat, bug dope, sunscreen, and water bottle

THE TOUR WILL LOOK AT:

• History of the Burn Canyon fire and the Community Monitoring Project
• Transects for vegetation analysis and regeneration comparsons
• New orescriptions used for forest regeneration
• The timber sale and salvage logging operation providing economic benefits to the region
• Ongoing monitoring actiities required to satisfy environmental concerns

PRESENTERS: Art Goodtimes - Project Director, Tim Garvey - Silviculturist, Judy Schutza - Norwood District Ranger, Peggy Lyons - CSU & CO Heritage Program, Skyler Hollinbeck - Ft. Lewis student intern, Colleen Trout - TNCC & others.

MORE INFO or to CARPOOL: contact TNCC @ 970-728-1340 or events.tncc@gmail.com