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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 has grown to more than 1,600 ...
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 ...
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park closed due to wildfires
MONTROSE, Colo. — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in southwestern Colorado is closed due to wildfires, the park ...
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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 ...
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Evacuations still in place at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park as South Rim fire grows Friday
The fires were on both rims of the narrow canyon that surrounds the Gunnison River. According to the nonprofit site WatchDuty ...
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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 ...
Crews battle wildfires in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Forest area; campgrounds, park evacuated
As of Thursday at 1:20 p.m., crews were battling wildfires on both rims of Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Montrose County, ...
Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon and Black Canyon of the Gunnison parks
The Grand Canyon's North Rim in Arizona also closed Thursday because of a wildfire on adjacent Bureau of Land Management land ...