CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KOAA) — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning three prescribed burns northwest of Cañon City to take place in late September 2025 and April 2026.

The three burns are as follows;

The Deer Haven Area - 500 acres

Approximately 15 miles northwest of Cañon City, south of High Park Road, and west of County Road 69 in northern Fremont County.

The north side of Waugh Mountain - 181 acres

Approximately 26 miles northwest of Cañon City, 20 miles northeast of Salida, and two miles south of Fremont County Road 2.

The Playa Lakes Area - 650 acres

Seven miles east of Fairplay, and 11 miles north of Hartsel.

The burns will target ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, mixed-conifer, slash, decadent grasses, and other ground fuel as long as weather and fuel moisture conditions pe

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