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Big Firehole Canyon Prescribed Fire
| LEGAL DESCRIPTION: | Township:
Township: | 16N
15N | Range:
Range: | 106W
106W | Sections:
Sections: | 19, 20, 27-33
4-6 | LATITUDE: | | LONGITUDE: | 109*23'26.05"W | PRIMARY UNIT ACRES: | 1,300 | COUNTY: | Sweetwater | HIGH ELEVATION: | 7,300 ft. | DRAINAGE: | Firehole | LOW ELEVATION: | 6,500 ft. | AVG. ASPECT: | North | EA NUMBER / NAME: | | AVG. SLOPE: | 25% |
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Planned Start Date: August - September 2011
Planned Project Duration: 3 - 14 days Project Summary:
The Big Firehole Canyon Prescribed Burn is planned for September of 2011. Approximately 1800 acres of sagebrush, sagebrush/mountain shrub and juniper will be treated using prescribed fire. The project is located on the divide between Big Firehole Canyon and Sage Creek west of Sweetwater County Road 75. Benefits expected include a reduction of hazardous fuels, increased protection for the Firehole Campground (USFS), and improvements in watershed and wildlife habitat. Cooperators include the WGFD and the Rock Springs Grazing Association. For more information, please contact: Thor Stephenson at 307-352-0369. |
