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AUGUST 4, 2000

Lightning sparked a new 450-acre fire on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southwestern Colorado on Thursday, potentially delaying the opening of the Mesa Verde National Park.

The park is scheduled to be opened today.

Get the Story:
Mesa Verde reopening may be delayed (The Denver Rocky Mountain News 8/4)

Related Stories:
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 Bircher Fire Site, Type I Team - www.pnw-team3.com
The Bircher Fire Site, US Forest Service - www.fs.fed.us/r2/fire/bircher
The National Interagency Fire Center - www.nifc.gov
Mesa Verde National Park - www.nps.gov/meve/