USFS
Ute Mountain Lookout
Ashley National Forest, Utah
Devil's Head Lookout
Pike National Forest, Colorado
Welcome to the Colorado/Utah Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association!
The Colorado/Utah chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association (FFLA) was created in February 2003 to address the preservation needs of fire lookout towers in Colorado and Utah. Through research, education, increased public awareness, and restoration initiatives, the chapter seeks to preserve these historical monuments for future generations.
News and Notes:
- Annual Meeting of the CO/UT Chapter: Scheduled for Saturday May 1, 2010, 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Mount Vernon Country Club, upstairs in the Aspen Room. We will have speakers, displays, discussions on future plans for Squaw Mountain Fire Lookout and other Colorado lookouts, and a short business meeting. Enjoy coffee, tea, and rolls upon arrival and a served luncheon mid-day.
If you plan to attend, please let Sondra Kellogg know by April 23 at kelloggsa
aol.com or 303 674 4903. Attire: blue jeans are acceptable.
Fee: $25 cash or check payable at event includes lunch, beverages and rolls upon arrival, tax and tip.
Directions: Mount Vernon Country Club is located in the foothills about 20 minutes west of Denver and north of Interstate 70. If you are coming either east or west on I-70, use EXIT 254. (This is the overlook with fabulous view of continental divide where you can often see buffalo.) If driving east on I 70, exit at 254 and turn left to go over I-70 proceeding north on Mt. Vernon CC Road. If driving west on I-70, exit at 254 ramp and turn right on to Mt. Vernon CC Road. Directions are same from there: Proceed on Mt. Vernon CC Road for about 1/2 mile at which point you go under a sign and the paved road turns to the right. You will come to sign in middle of the road noting the club house to your left. The Club is 1.4 miles from I-70. Phone number: 303 526 0616. Squaw Mountain workdays: Plan for the second Saturday of June, 2010 for our first work day with the third Saturday as back-up.
If you know of any old photos of Shadow Mountain Lookout in Rocky Mountain National Park, or of any photos of any of the lookout cabins on Round Top Lookout in Dinosaur National Monument, please contact Sondra Kellogg, KelloggSA
aol.com.
Want to get involved in the Colorado/Utah chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout
Association? Email director Sondra Kellogg at
KelloggSAaol.com.
