Dillon Field Office
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BLM To Burn Slash Piles In Coming Weeks
The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office plans to burn slash piles in the Dillon area during the upcoming winter months. The piles to be burned are located in Wisconsin Creek near Sheridan; Quaking Aspen Creek near Laurin; and Everson Creek in Horse Prairie.
Burning these piles is the final step in several hazardous fuels reduction projects designed to provide more defensible space near private homes and land. The piles will be burned when the ground is snow-covered or when the surrounding fuels are wet enough to minimize the potential for unwanted fire spread.
The timing of these burns depends on weather and fuel conditions. The prescribed burns will be handled by fire managers from the BLM with assistance from the Forest Service and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2012, activities on public lands generated $4.6 billion in revenue, much of which was shared with the States where the activities occurred. In addition, public lands contributed more than $112 billion to the U.S. economy and helped support more than 500,000 jobs.
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