Battle Mountain District Office
| Contacts: | Dorothy Harvey | , 775-635-4040 |
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Fire Activities In Eureka, Nevada
Battle Mountain, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District Office plans to continue prescribed burning activities in the Eureka Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) project, between the months of February and June, 2012. Up to 20 acres of slash piles will be disposed of. To date, the BLM has completed 100 acres of burning activities within the project. The ongoing hazardous fuel reduction activities are an important part of what the BLM does on the Battle Mountain District. Working with our partners the BLM can continue to help alleviate catastrophic fires from impacting communities and the public lands. This project is being completed with the cooperation of Eureka County, and the community of Eureka. Their continued support and cooperation remains essential to the success of the project.
The prescribed fire area is ¼ mile west-to-northwest of the town of Eureka. The objective is to dispose of debris piles from thinning operations which have been implemented to protect the community from catastrophic wildfires. No more than five acres per day will be burned in accordance with the burn plan.
Smoke may be visible from Eureka and other nearby areas. Ignition operations will be intermittent to allow for adequate smoke dispersal and burning will not occur every day during the burn window. The prescribed burn is highly dependent on weather conditions and fuel parameters, and may be postponed until a window of acceptable prescriptive conditions open.
For further information please contact Chad Lewis, Fuels Program Manager, Battle Mountain District Office, at (775) 635-4102 or email c1lewis@blm.gov.
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. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Battle Mountain District Office 50 Bastian Road Battle Mountain, NV 89820