How a Colorado rancher helped provide relief to those impacted by Lee Fire

How a Colorado rancher helped provide relief to those impacted by Lee Fire

When Park County rancher Dave Gottenborg ended the harvest season with a surplus of hay, his thoughts immediately went to how it could help the producers and wildlife impacted by the Lee Fire. The Lee Fire burned 137,758 acres outside of Meeker this August, claiming a spot as the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. After the fire, when rain finally fell in the area, flooding and debris flows on the burn scars brought additional challen…