Fire Near Rico, Others in State, Fill Montrose Skies with Smoke

Fire near Rico, others in state, fill Montrose skies with smoke

Heavy smoke in Montrose is coming from area wildfires, including the Stoner Mesa Fire in the vincnity of Rico, in Dolores County, and the small community of Stoner, in Montezuma County.

Colorado wildfires: Stoner Mesa fire doubles in size in San Juan National Forest

Multiple wildfires burning across Colorado consumed thousands of acres on Monday, and one fire in the San Juan National Forest nearly doubled in size, according to fire officials. The 6,617-acre Stoner Mesa fire burning on U.S. Forest Service land near Rico in Dolores County jumped more than 3,000 acres overnight. The fire was last measured Monday at just over 3,500 acres. The largest wildfire burning in Colorado, the 116,859-acre Lee fire south…

CPW, San Juan National Forest rescue unique native cutthroat trout from path of Stoner Mesa Fire - Colorado Outdoors Online

"Being an aquatic biologist in the Southwest these days, there is an intersection between fisheries work and wildfire" The post CPW, San Juan National Forest rescue unique native cutthroat trout from path of Stoner Mesa Fire appeared first on Colorado Outdoors Online.

Rico moved to 'Ready' status as Stoner Mesa Fire grows

The Stoner Mesa Fire grew by more than 3,000 acres on Monday.