Tag: waldo fire
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State’s new firefighting aircraft will benefit Colorado Springs’ wildfire battles
Colorado Springs Fire Department Chief Chris Riley counts the state’s new firefighting fleet among the department’s assets when crews are working to contain dangerous and rapidly spreading wildfires. “We are viewing that as a critical part of our arsenal to combat wildfires,” Riley said Tuesday of the fleet, which includes two multimission aircraft that can…
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Repairing the scars of fire
Volunteers install log erosion barriers Friday, March 27, 2015, at the Flying W Ranch as fire mitigation continues after the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire.
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Blog: Mountain Shadows fire memorial wins award
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Heart,” the Waldo Canyon fire memorial sculpture in Mountain Shadows Park, recently won the 2015 Mosaic Arts International best in show award. The sculpture was created by Eileen Gay of Sparks, Nev., and was dedicated…
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Blog: Mountain Shadows fire memorial wins award
“Heart,” the Waldo Canyon fire memorial sculpture in Mountain Shadows Park, recently won the 2015 Mosaic Arts International best in show award. The sculpture was created by Eileen Gay of Sparks, Nev., and was dedicated in November.
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Flying W chuck-wagon dinners to return to northwest Colorado Springs
The Flying W Ranch plans to rebuild on its old ranch site that was ravaged by the Waldo Canyon fire and once again serve its chuck-wagon dinners, Executive Director Aaron Winter said this week. The Flying W Ranch Foundation has not made a final offer to a contractor, but expects to break ground on a…
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Waldo Canyon fire memorial dedication
A new hiking trail, sculpture, and playground were dedicated at Mountain Shadows Park iin memory of the losses of the Waldo Canyon Fire on Saturday, November 22, 2014.
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Waldo Waldo 5K
The Waldo Waldo 5K at America the Beautiful Park on Sunday, October 26, 2014. The Waldo Waldo 5K is a walk and run fundraiser, and the money raised will benefit the Waldo Canyon restoration, disaster relief and recovery, and open space maintenance in the Colorado Springs area. The $35 registration fee included a Waldo or…
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Mayor Steve Bach visits Mountain Shadows
Mayor Steve Bach and his wife, Suzi Bach, visit homeowners and deliver gift baskets to neighbors who have rebuilt their homes in Mountain Shadows after the Waldo Canyon Fire on Friday, August 29, 2014. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette
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Green Mountain Falls and Cascade Flooding
After a deluge of rain on the Waldo Canyon burn scar, areas of Green Mountain Falls and Cascade were flooded.
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Williams Canyon Project
The road into Williams Canyon has been closed since the floods of last year. A flood mitigation project is set to be complete by early September.