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Fire threatens park again
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AUGUST 7, 2000 Another fire is threatening the Pueblo villages and artifacts of Mesa Verde National Park. The new fire, called the Pony Fire, has grown to 5,000 acres, and came within a mile and a half of some of the park's ruins as well as a warehouse containing many artifacts. The fire caused the park to be closed almost immediately after it was reopened. The earlier Bircher Fire and the new fire have charred half of the 52,000-acre park. The fire was sparked by lightning on the nearby Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. Get the Story:
Fire crews work to save Mesa Verde's ruins (The Denver Rocky Mountain News 8/7) Related Stories:
New fire sparks on reservation (Enviro 8/4)
Mesa Verde fire nearly contained (Enviro 7/28)
Indian firefighters skirt law (Enviro 07/31)
Rain could threaten Mesa Verde (Enviro 7/27)
Mesa Verde fire slows down (Enviro 7/26)
Mesa Verde fire grows, nears ruins (Enviro 7/25)
Fire threatens reservation, ruins (Enviro 7/24)
Fire burns Pueblo land (Enviro 7/24) Relevant Links:
The Pony Fire Site - www.pnw-team3.com
The Pony Fire Site, Information - www.fs.fed.us/r2/fire/pony/pony.htm
The National Interagency Fire Center - www.nifc.gov
Mesa Verde National Park - www.nps.gov/meve/
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