Logs from the US Forest Service land within the vegetation gap being created around the Tri-State transmission lines are being stacked along Highway 550 by helicopter and then will be loaded onto logging trucks for removal. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos
Flight for Life Helicopter was in town Monday for training with Silverton Medical Rescue, a team that is gearing up for the busy summer, which brings a spike in Search & Rescue calls. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos
Helicopter contracted by Tri-State over Highway 550 a few miles south of Silverton headed towards Durango on Saturday, June 14th, moving tree logs out of transmission lines path. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos
Tri-State Transmission lines along Highway 550, a few miles south of Silverton that, have been cleared during the Tri-State vegetation mitigation project. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos
