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Uprooted stumps may not be burned in piles.  Under piles or during broadcast burns, stumps still rooted in the ground can be lit.   Depending on the extent of rot and drying – basically, age - a stump may burn deep into the ground, burn like a half-green log and extinguish once moister interior wood is reached, or refuse to sustain fire.  Each fate is pictured.

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Our latest updates:

  • Draft annual reports are available. (11/09)

  • If you have an old address within this website and it no longer works, try substituting 'Docs' for 'DocumentsLinked' in the address.  If you notice broken links currently on our website, please tell us.  (11/09)

  • An open meeting for stakeholders in Colorado's smoke management program was held on 10/23/09.  (9/09)

  • There's a new smoke newsletter page. (9/09)

 

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