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WesternSlopeNow visits Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park since park closure due to fire

On Friday morning, there was a media briefing at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. With good news from the fire ...

Colorado officials plan evacuation zone near North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Firefighters in Colorado are planning an evacuation zone along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's North Rim as ...
The Colorado Sun3d

Fire burning on 4,227 acres in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park starts to be contained

Initial assessments show that the visitor center and entrance booth survived the fire, but other buildings were destroyed or ...

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park remains closed as Colorado's South Rim Fire burns without containment

A wildfire that's burning in the southern part of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado has grown to ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel1d

Devastation from Black Canyon fire

At first, the drive seems normal, but it doesn’t take much of snaking up Colorado Highway 347 to the Black Canyon of the ...
Colorado Public Radio9d

Fire at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park still not contained heading into dry, hot weekend

Multiple state and federal agencies are fighting a large fire in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, where two ...

“Rapidly moving” South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park forces more evacuations

Rapid growth on the South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park forced immediate evacuations in Montrose ...

85% of South Rim burned in Black Canyon of the Gunnison wildfire

The South Rim Fire, which was started by lightning on July 10, has burned 4,251 acres with 14% containment as of Saturday ...
The Colorado Sun9d

Firefighters protect visitor center as wildfire grows to 1,640 acres in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Crews are working to control two fires in the park, one on each end, that are burning up dry fuel amid gusty winds and ...

Lightning-sparked wildfires burning on more than 400 acres of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Multiple aircraft are fighting the fire and a federal incident management team is set to take command of the fire first thing ...

Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park wildfires grow to 1,600-plus acres overnight

Reaching 1,640 acres in size, the wildfires in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park continue to burn with no signs of ...

Officials plan evac zone near North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Firefighters in Colorado are planning an evacuation zone along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's North Rim as ...