Applications open for Raven Avenue Habitat homes
Habitat for Humanity of the St Vrain Valley is taking applications for four remaining single family 3- and 4-bedroom homes on Raven Avenue. Families earning 40% to 80% of the Area Median Income – roughly $60,000 to $100,000 – may be eligible.
Click here for program guidelines, application information, and a description of the Raven Avenue Development. Interested applicants can reach out to the Estes Park Housing Authority or click here to email Fabiola Carmichael at Homeowner Services.
RMNP prescribed burn set for Wednesday, Nov. 19
If conditions allow, fire managers at Rocky Mountain National Park will conduct a 294-acre prescribed burn on Wednesday, Nov. 19, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
This burn area is located inside Rocky Mountain National Park, west of the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and near Upper Beaver Meadows Road. Due to the burn, U.S. 36/Trail Ridge will be closed between Bear Lake Road and Deer Mountain Junction. The Beaver Meadows Entrance and Bear Lake Road will remain open.
The primary goal of the project is to reduce the threat of wildland fire to adjacent communities and NPS infrastructure by using prescribed fire to reduce the amount of fuels available in this area.
Due to the type of fuel that will be burned, which primarily consists of grasses and small shrubs, heavy and prolonged smoke is not anticipated from this operation; however, smoke may be visible both inside and outside the park. Every effort will be made to minimize the impact of smoke on visitors and the adjacent community. Some smoke is anticipated to disperse east of the park.
Smoke may affect your health: For more information, click here.
Additional information may be shared on InciWeb, on the National Park Service’s Rocky Mountain National Park website, and on Rocky Mountain National Park’s official social media channels. For more information, please contact the park’s Information Office at 970-586-1206.