Rock Springs Field Office
| Contacts: | Lorraine Keith 307-352-0399 | |||
| Thor Stephenson 307-352-0369 |
BLM Plans Prescribed Burn in Early October
The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District’s Rock Springs Office (BLM) today announced plans to conduct a prescribed burn in early October.
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The burn is scheduled to begin Oct. 7, but may start as early as October 1, depending on the weather forecast. The prescribed burn will occur only within the Red Creek grazing allotment. The grazing permittee in the allotment has agreed to rest the project area from livestock grazing for two years after treatment.
The project objectives are to improve watershed conditions, aspen stand health and fish habitat in Little Red Creek; reduce hazardous fuels; and improve terrestrial wildlife habitat.
Prescribed burn activity will occur in elk Hunt Unit 32 and deer Hunt Area 102, which may affect hunting in the area for the two to three days the burn will occur. This project will improve habitat conditions for deer and elk. Signs have been posted along the project boundary to alert public land users of the prescribed burn.
For further information, contact Thor Stephenson at 307-352-0369 or the Rock Springs Field Office at 307-352-0256.
The BLM manages more land - 253 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. 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.
Rock Springs Field Office 280 Highway 191 North Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901