Medano Fire Update, and Parkdale Canyon Fire

By On June 23, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, Fire, KRCC News, Shanna Lewis

The Medano Fire has consumed nearly 5000 acres in the Great Sand Dunes National Park about 25 miles northeast of Alamosa. Fire managers there are using strategic planning and risk assessment to protect people and private property in that area. They held a community meeting in the nearby town of Gardner last night. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis was there and filed this report.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

We’ve received an update on the Parkdale Canyon Fire since Shanna completed this report. Officials say weather conditions in the area were favorable today and fire crews made progress. Evacuations are still in place for the Royal View Campground and all areas west of County Road 61 and south of Highway 50 to the Arkansas River. Residents and businesses west of Highway 9 and north of Highway 50 are no longer on a “soft evacuation” notice, and residents east of County Road 61 can return to their homes and businesses. The Arkansas River will reopen to boaters tomorrow.

 
Reddit Facebook Twitter Delicious Mixx StumbleUpon Digg

One Response to Medano Fire Update, and Parkdale Canyon Fire

  1. Medano and Parkdale Fires | Shanna Lewis – SunStar Studio says:
    October 15, 2010 at 5:51 pm

    [...] Medano Fire Update, and Parkdale Canyon Fire as reported by Shanna Lewis on KRCC News. [...]

    Reply

Leave a Reply

News

AP
Idaho Terrorism Suspect Waives Detention Hearing
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The waiver means the details of Fazliddin Kurbanov’s alleged crimes remain mostly a mystery.
 

AFP/Getty Images
Why Oklahomans Don’t Like Basements
May 21, 2013 | NPR · A high water table and red clay that soaks up the moisture make dry basements an expensive and iffy proposition right in the heart of Tornado Alley.
 

AP
Two Key Candidates Barred From Seeking Iran’s Presidency
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The Guardian Council, which vets all candidates, approved eight names, but left out an influential former president and a top aide to the current president. Their exclusion gives establishment-friendly candidates a clear path to the presidency in the June 14 election.
 

Arts & Life

AP
‘Arrested Development’ Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

NPR
China Builds Museums, But Filling Them Is Another Story
May 21, 2013 | NPR · China has been building museums with abandon, opening about 100 annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai’s Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

The Art And Science Of Motivation
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Graduation season is upon us and that means a slew of uplifting commencement speeches trying to motivate young adults to greatness. Science and experience tell us that everyone is motivated differently, so how do speakers, coaches and business managers inspire people?
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Music

Mountain Stage
Paula Cole On Mountain Stage
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The bestselling singer-songwriter gives a stripped-down and intimate performance, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. Here, Cole plays a few new songs, as well as two of her biggest hits: “I Don’t Want to Wait” and “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?”
Windows Media
 

Courtesy of the artist
Pat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The two artists are known opposites in the world of instrumental music. On Metheny’s latest, the jazz guitarist wrings an unexpectedly visual listening experience from Zorn’s knotty compositions.
 

NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
Kanye West Stands Alone
May 21, 2013 | NPR · On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.
 

Get the KRCC iPhone App

The Writer's Almanac

Radiolab