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For
Immediate Release: September 7, 2004 |
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Contact: |
Mel Lloyd, 970-244-3097 |
Fire
ban lifted on BLM lands
The
fire ban, implemented on June 14, will be rescinded effective
12:01 a.m.,
Wed., Sept. 8, on all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by
both the
Grand Junction
and Glenwood Springs field offices. These restrictions are being
lifted in conjunction with Mesa county authorities, who are also
lifting restrictions in Mesa County. County fire restrictions remain
in place for all lands in
Garfield
county, as well as for private lands within Eagle and Pitkin counties.
“We’ve benefited from the public’s excellent cooperation this fire
season,” said Grand Junction Field Manager Catherine Robertson. “In
what has been one of the driest summers on record here in the
Grand
Valley, there have been no significant human-caused fires and BLM
appreciates the public’s diligence in preventing fires.”
Although recent rains have helped, fuels are still dry and the
potential for fire remains.
The
public should still use caution and is reminded that using fireworks
is prohibited on federal land year-round.
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