{"id":1310976,"date":"2019-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=979894"},"modified":"2019-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T06:00:00","slug":"basalt-project-designed-to-heal-community-and-lake-christine-fire-burn-scar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/basalt-project-designed-to-heal-community-and-lake-christine-fire-burn-scar\/","title":{"rendered":"Basalt project designed to heal community and Lake Christine Fire burn scar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.614406779661\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-979894-310\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"RFOV | Parts of the Lake Christine Fire burn scar cannot be reseeded by air or by ground equipment because of obstacles such as power lines. Volunteers will be enlisted June 15 for seeding by hand.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Parts of the Lake Christine Fire burn scar cannot be reseeded by air or by ground equipment because of obstacles such as power lines. Volunteers will be enlisted June 15 for seeding by hand.<\/strong><br \/>RFOV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4.jpg\" alt=\"Parts of the Lake Christine Fire burn scar cannot be reseeded by air or by ground equipment because of obstacles such as power lines. Volunteers will be enlisted June 15 for seeding by hand.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"RFOV\/courtesy photo | A worker checks out an area of the Basalt State Wildlife Area where reseeding will be undertaken by hand on June 15.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A worker checks out an area of the Basalt State Wildlife Area where reseeding will be undertaken by hand on June 15.<\/strong><br \/>RFOV\/courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"A worker checks out an area of the Basalt State Wildlife Area where reseeding will be undertaken by hand on June 15.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"RFOV\/courtesy photo | Areas of the Basalt State Wildlife Area were burned by the Lake Christine Fire in July 2018.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Areas of the Basalt State Wildlife Area were burned by the Lake Christine Fire in July 2018.<\/strong><br \/>RFOV\/courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/healingproject-atd-060419-4-2.jpg\" alt=\"Areas of the Basalt State Wildlife Area were burned by the Lake Christine Fire in July 2018.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/local\/basalt-project-designed-to-heal-community-and-lake-christine-fire-burn-scar\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/local\/basalt-project-designed-to-heal-community-and-lake-christine-fire-burn-scar\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Volunteers are being sought for an outdoor project on June 15 that is as much about healing the community as it is healing the Lake Christine Fire burn scar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Volunteers are needed to reseed areas in the hills above Basalt by hand that were too inaccessible to reseed via airplane or machine. Help is also needed to build check dams and other structures to control water runoff and debris flowing down gulches. Almost all of the work will occur in the Basalt State Wildlife Area managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and Roaring Fork Conservancy are co-hosting the workday. The town of Basalt and CPW are partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s the kickoff for this restoration,\u201d said Cathy Click, development coordinator for Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers. Several years of work will be needed in the hills immediately above Basalt and El Jebel and farther up on Basalt Mountain, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">CPW started mechanical seeding of the state wildlife area last summer, before the last flames were out of the wildland fire that burned nearly 12,600 acres. Additional seeding was undertaken this spring by airplane. Some areas were too steep to use ground equipment and were inaccessible by air because of power lines, according to Olivia Deihs, program manager for RFOV. Another 486 acres on the lower slopes of the state wildlife area needs to be reseeded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThat\u2019s what volunteers will get started on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This year\u2019s work is an attempt to get natural grasses reestablished before weeds take over the disturbed area. The work in gulches is for erosion control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The amount of work they get accomplished June 15 depends on how many people show up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019re prepared for a couple hundred volunteers and for families,\u201d Click said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">They think the project will appeal to people because of the impact of the fire, which started late in the afternoon of July 3 last year and threatened both Basalt and El Jebel. Thousands of people were evacuated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt impacted so many people in the valley,\u201d Deihs said. \u201cThis will start that healing process for the community and ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">RFOV is based in Basalt, as is the Roaring Fork Conservancy, so the project has special significance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s personal for us as an agency but also as a community,\u201d Deihs said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Volunteers must pre-register by June 13 on the RFOV website at <a href=\"https:\/\/rfov.salsalabs.org\/lake-christine-fire-restoration-signup\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/rfov.salsalabs.org\/lake-christine-fire-restoration-signup\/index.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On the workday, volunteers will check in at the Basalt Middle School parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served by the Basalt Lions in their pancake wagon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shuttles will take workers to the site, where volunteers will be divided into crews. Volunteers can state a preference for seeding or for hauling rock for erosion control. Administrative help also is needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Volunteers should wear long pants, closed-toe footwear and gloves. Tools and guidance will be provided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Volunteers will be brought down around 2 p.m. and invited to a gathering at the Tipsy Trout, formerly known as the Riverside Grill. Volunteers on the project will receive a voucher for a discounted lunch at the Tipsy Trout and beer donated by Roaring Fork Beer Co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This won\u2019t be a one-and-done project in the burn scar. Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and Roaring Fork Conservancy have pledged to host future projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis is going to be a long-term project for us for sure,\u201d Deihs said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:scondon@aspentimes.com\">scondon@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/local\/basalt-project-designed-to-heal-community-and-lake-christine-fire-burn-scar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of the Lake Christine Fire burn scar cannot be reseeded by air or by ground equipment because of obstacles such as power lines. 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