In the Warriors Mark neighborhood of Breckenridge, local and state leaders came together to lower the risk of wildfires in that residential zone. According to the report, the project began in November and continued into the following weeks. The neighborhood — located on the south end of town directly east of Breckenridge Ski Resort — had trees removed in order to help reduce the risk of wildfire activity coming into residential areas.
Specifically, both living lodgepole pine trees and trees killed during the mountain pine beetle epidemic were removed from a milelong stretch on White Cloud Drive, including trees near family homes and rental properties. The timber was taken to a sawmill 60 miles away in Parshall to be made into lumber that carpenters use for framing houses and making furniture.
