The USFS will be conducting more prescribed burns in the Magic Feather area this weekend, starting Friday. As usual, smoke will be visible throughout our area, and residents may smell it as well. USFS expects to be concentrating mostly in Zone 6. For more information, see the operations map for Magic Feather on the Inciweb page.

In advance of the 2023 RCVFD Annual Meeting on November 4, please review the 2022 RCVFD Annual Meeting Minutes. These are posted on the RCVFD website (pdf) (About RCVFD --> RCVFD Annual Meeting Minutes). Attendees to the 2023 Annual Meeting will be asked to approve these minutes. If you have any questions, please contact the Board Secretary.

REDFEATHER LAKES, Colo. (Oct. 7, 2023) – Fire crews are waiting for temperatures to warm and overnight frost to dry off before operations can begin on Magic Feather Prescribed Burn, possibly later today. A forest closure is in place south of County Road 74e (Redfeather Lakes Road), including Lady Moon and Elkhorn Creek Trailheads. The Mount Margaret Trailhead will remain open.

This prescribed burn is part of the overall strategy on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests to confront the Wildfire Crisis. Prescribed fire is one of the most efficient ways of reducing wildfire risk. Regularly conducting prescribed fires, which mimic nature, reduces the buildup of flammable vegetation and overgrowth.

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This month’s regular meeting of the RCVFD Board is at 6 pm Wednesday, October 18, at Fire Station 1, 11835 Rist Canyon Road. All Rist Canyon area residents are welcome to attend. If you would like a copy of the agenda before the meeting, please email your name, email address, and telephone number no later than Oct. 14 to the RCVFD Board Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please put "RCVFD Meeting Agenda" in the subject line. Your copy of the agenda will arrive 1-2 days before the scheduled meeting.

Please join us for a fun Stove Prairie Elementary Fall Festival on October 7, 2023 from 10-3, complete with Live music from School of Rock! We have a really great selection of online silent auction packages to bid on as well, please take a look at our auction site and pass along to anyone who may also be interested. https://app.galabid.com/fallfestival2023/items

If anyone in the community is interested in volunteering at the Festival, please take a look at the open spots where we still would love some help on Festival day. Sign up Genius for Festival Day: Please click on this link for details.

Also check out our super-cool flyer.

Hope to see you there!

From Carolyn Stanley, Book Tent Chair:

Although none of us like to move books, we need help moving books again this year. We will start around 10:30 AM moving books on Thursday, 9/7. If you can help in any way, we would greatly appreciate it. If you can only give us an hour or two, we will gladly accept it. If you plan to come for all or part of the day, please be sure to bring a lunch with you. I will have cold water available on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

And from Janet Siegel, Silent Auction Chair:

The Festival is here, and the Silent Auction is shaping up to be the best ever. Please check out the items on the Festival Website for a sample of the amazing quality and variety of our donations! There are gift cards for restaurants, breweries, classes, groceries, and family fun (probably not the axe throwing). You will find art, antiques, liquor, woodwork, jewelry, tools, and more. Some of the larger items to check out include a gas grill, a chainsaw, a shuffleboard table, a 14k gold necklace, artwork, a saddle, and an autographed photo of Nuggets series MVP Nikola Jokic. Thank you to all of our wonderful donors and solicitors! We can still accept donations! Please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call/text Janet at 970 231 7877 if you have items to contribute, or if you have any questions. See you soon!

This month’s regular meeting of the RCVFD Board is at 6 pm Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Fire Station 1, 11835 Rist Canyon Road. All Rist Canyon area residents are welcome to attend. If you would like a copy of the agenda before the meeting, please email your name, email address, and telephone number no later than Sept. 16 to the RCVFD Board Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please put "RCVFD Meeting Agenda" in the subject line. Your copy of the agenda will arrive 1-2 days before the scheduled meeting.

First request is from Patti Clutter, our Bake Sale Chair:

The Festival is almost here and we need lots of baked goods for the Bake Tent! This is a great way to get the entire family involved in supporting our incredible RCVFD. Whatever you love to bake we would love to sell! Last year we sold out early and we’re anticipating a bigger crowd this year, so we’re counting on our wonderful community bakers once again! PIES are the best-selling item, cookies, bars, brownies, muffins, and breads are popular too. Items that do not require refrigeration are best for the sale. Please package items in sellable amounts (2—4 cookies, ½ dozen cookies, etc.). Also list high allergen ingredients such as nuts or dairy. We will be at the tent by 7:AM on the day of the festival so you can drop off your items early or anytime that day. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Patti Clutter, Bake Sale Chair, on my cell 858-248-6328 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thank you for supporting our incredible RCVFD that keeps us safe!

Next is Bridget Tisthammer, our Ice Cream Chair:

Want to be the “Festival Ice Cream Chair-Apprentice”?

Work with the current Ice Cream Chair, Bridget, at this year’s RCVFD Mountain Festival to learn the annual tasks of the Festival's FREE ice cream trade!

1. In May, contact ice cream vendors and pick flavors.
2. In August, schedule Festival scoopers.
3. In September, set up ice cream booth, and make lots of people smile!

You will be part of the Festival Team! Please contact Bridget, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Larimer County Commissioner Kristin Stephens will be leading a Community Meeting at Stove Prairie School on Tuesday, September 5, from 6-7 PM. She has arranged for representatives from Larimer County Emergency Management and Road & Bridge to attend. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss needs for your area,concerns about road conditions, access issues, or anything else that Larimer County can help with.

See the flyer (PDF) for more information. Thank you to Ms. Stephens' office for reaching out to RCVFD and helping us get the word out to residents. We hope to see you all there on September 5.

Rist Canyon Friends -

Please sign up to help at the Rist Canyon Mountain Festival if you can. We have volunteer opportunities before, during, and after the Festival on September 9th. Thank you.

Link to sign up: Sign-up Sheet

HJ Siegel