Excitement, and screams, fill the air in Eagle River today, as the 40th annual Bear Paw Festival is finally fully underway!

Hugh Fairfield-Smith, right, of Eagle Valley Wildland and the Eagle River Fire Protection District, talks about the wildfire protection collaborative's efforts with Eagle County Commissioners Jeanne ...

Phase I included construction of the new northbound bridge across the Eagle River Valley and was completed in 2015. Construction on Phase II began last fall.