For Release: Immediately Jan. 20, 2005 CCal-05-33
Contact: Dale Johnson (760) 872-5055

BLM Bishop Field Office to Implement Prescribed Burning at Fish Slough

As weather conditions permit throughout the remaining winter months, fire management personnel from the BLM Bishop Field Office and the Inyo National Forest will be conducting prescribed fire operations at Fish Slough, in extreme southern Mono County. Smoke may be visible at times from Highway 395 and Highway 6, as well as from the communities of Bishop, Chalfant Valley, and Hammil Valley.

The purpose of the prescribed burning is to restore and enhance habitat for Owens Valley native fish species and the Fish Slough milk vetch, a threatened plant species. Approximately 50 acres will be burned this winter.

For more information, contact Dale Johnson, BLM Fuels Specialist at (760) 872-5055 or Kenny Gaynor, Inyo NF Battalion Chief at (760) 873-2541.

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