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PINEDALE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD) plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on lands managed by the Pinedale Field Office and associated partners this fall and winter. Any burning is contingent upon fuel moisture and weather meeting optimal burn conditions that are part of the specific treatment prescription parameters. Burning will only be conducted when the safety of personnel and the prescription for the treatment area can both be met.

During operations, smoke may be visible from relatively long distances, but should dissipate rapidly due to the time of year and expected weather, the type and amount of material being treated and general atmospheric conditions in the area. Hunters and recreationists are urged to be aware of project areas and prescribed fire operations.

The prescribed burning of piles will dispose of slash from the following project:   

• Gentle Annie Fuels Treatment: The project area and primary (target) unit boundaries are shown on the maps in Appendix A.  The entire Gentle Annie project is in Sublette County, Wyoming approximately 11 miles northwest of La Barge, Wyoming. For the Gentle Annie Units, Beaver Dam Creek is located to the north of the target units and South Fork Dry Piney Creek is located to the south of the target units. The total Gentle Annie project area consists of 84 acres of primary units (targeted for treatment) within the project boundary where active ignition will occur. Hand created slash piles from mechanical hazardous fuels treatment are targeted for ignitions.  

For more information, contact either HDD Fire Management Officer Frank Keeler at (307) 352-0282, or Fire Management Specialist Ross Dary at (307) 367-5317. For more information about BLM Wyoming, visit https://www.blm.gov/wyoming.

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