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Mule deer peeks around a tree in a previously prescribed burn treated area.

Prescribed burns restore vital habitat in the High Desert District

The Bureau of Land Management’s High Desert District recently completed two spring prescribed burns aimed at improving wildlife habitat and reducing hazardous fuels across southwest Wyoming. Spanning approximately 182 acres, the burns were conducted in the Kemmerer and Pinedale field offices, with about 62 acres treated near Rock Tunp and 120 acres on Deadline Ridge.
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Thick smoke rises from a forested mountain landscape. An overlayed graphic displays the number 5 and a flame.

National Preparedness Levels: What it Means to be at PL 5

Preparedness levels range from the lowest (1) to the highest (5) and each includes specific management actions that involve increasing levels of interagency resource commitments. So, what happens when we get to PL 5?
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a wide angle view of Smokey Bear in hot air balloon form, surrounded by other hot air balloons

Taking Fire Prevention to New Heights: Dinah Soar Days with Smokey Bear

The Green River District and the Vernal Field Office staff partnered with Ashley National Forest to bring Smokey Bear to the annual Dinah Soar Days festival.
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Single Engine Airtankers set the state for the new Casper Airtanker Base's inauguration.

BLM Wyoming bolsters aerial firefighting capabilities with new Casper Airtanker Base

After several years of operating from a makeshift one-acre base, a modernized, permanent airtanker base to support aerial wildland firefighting in the region has become a reality for the BLM High Plains District.
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A man in a blue cap and shirt and green pants squats to examine a huge field of dead grass with long seeds.

Invasive Species and BLM Fire

Invasive species can cause severe, lasting damage to public lands. Meet a few of the worst offenders among invasive grasses changing fire behavior for the worse in the sagebrush ecosystem.
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Ceremony attendees pose for a group photo in front of the water tender

BLM Utah West Desert District Donates Water Tender to North Tooele Fire District

​​​​​​​The BLM Utah West Desert District fire management program donated a water tender to the North Tooele Fire District as part of the Rural Fire Readiness program.
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