High Park Fire

The Cameron Peak Fire has exceeded 16,000 acres burned to the west of Fort Collins, resulting in heavy smoke and visible ash within city limits. Here's how the wildfire compares to the High Park Fire in Northern Colorado in 2012.

If you've been up Rist Canyon, you've seen it. So, what's the deal with that old van covered in graffiti that's been sitting in a field for years?

It was June 9, 2012 that the High Park Fire was started by lightning in the mountains west of Fort Collins. It was the 2nd largest fire in Colorado history.

The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is holding a special public forum on January 15, 2015 that will look back at the fire and to the future of fire in our community.

When you think of Fort Collins, you think of craft beer. Even if you don't drink beer and you think of Fort Collins, you still think of craft beer. It's a big part of our community and some local breweries are teaming up to build a Habitat For Humanity home in town for a family that lost their home last summer in the High Park Fire.

Sunday, June 9th, 2013 marked the one-year anniversary of the High Park Fire West of Fort Collins. I'll never forget. Over 80 thousand Acres were burned by the massive blaze. Over 260 homes were lost. One person lost their life.

I wrote a story Monday about the Sleigh Riders event this past Saturday after the crew planted 1900 trees in the tune of about 4 hours. One of the families sent us a video today that they had put together and I wanted to share their perspective.

I can't even tell you how many hours were spent organizing this event and when Mother Nature called a few days before our original weekend to plant we wondered how it would all go. Although we still planned on 50-75 to show up and help, it only took about 30 to do the work of a 100 people.

Although Mother Nature has been kind with our recent precipitation windfall, so has the CSU Forestry Service by returning the $4000 donation the Sleigh Riders Motorcycle Toy Run made to help replant 2000 trees in the High Park Fire burn area. Find out why.

It will be almost 11 months since we had to re-route the original ride plan for the 2012 Sleigh Riders 'Summer Series' event due to the High Park Fire consuming half the route. So we wanted to give back and on Saturday May 4th, 2013, we will do just that.

The CSU Forestry Service held their orientation today for those who are planning on helping to replant in the High Park Fire area this Spring. Many were home/landowners, single individuals and even some on motorcycles showed up; crazy bikers.

The rising trio that comprises Due West will be in town today and doing a free show for you at The Boot . Showtime at 5:30 PM but first, they are subjected to me in the studio around 4:30 PM.