Photos: Forest Health in Boulder County
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:Boulder County Sheriff's Office Seasonal Firefighters use UTVs to access a more than 14.5 acre area at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:Boulder County Sheriff's Office Seasonal Firefighter James Cook loads logs, cut from a more than 14.5 acre area, onto a UTV trailer at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:From left: Boulder County Sheriff's Office Seasonal Firefighters Tom Sopko, James Cook and Nathan Basalla load logs onto a UTV trailer at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:Boulder County Sheriff's Office Seasonal Firefighters load logs, cut from a more than 14.5 acre area, onto a UTV trailer at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:Slash piles are seen at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:From right: Boulder County Seasonal Firefighters James Cook, Tom Sopko and Nathan Basalla load logs onto a UTV trailer at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:Logs cut from a more than 14.5 acre tree thinning project are seen stacked at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Forest Health Hall Ranch Open Space Tree Removal
BOULDER COUNTY, CO - OCTOBER 8:From left: Boulder County Sheriff's Office Seasonal Firefighters James Cook, Cameron Greer and Tom Sopko load logs, cut from a more than 14.5 acre area, onto a UTV trailer at Hall Ranch Open Space near Lyons on Oct. 8, 2019. The project will reduce the number of trees per acre from an average of 188 to 33 to help manage the land and make it easier to fight wild land fires. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)