BLM High Desert District plans to conduct prescribed burns
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RAWLINS. Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed burns on multiple lands managed by the Rawlins Field Office this Fall and Winter. These burns are contingent upon fuel moisture and weather meeting optimal burn conditions. The treatments will only be implemented if specified prescription parameters are present.
Prescribed burn treatments implemented by the BLM follow stringent authorization and permitting procedures. They are implemented only after environmental review which incorporates project design features and mitigation measures intended to ensure that objectives can be met with minimal impacts to other resources. A prescribed burn plan is followed which emphasizes public and firefighter safety as the first and highest priority.
Slash material left from the following projects will be removed by burning piles:
- Boulder Ridge Hazardous Fuels Mitigation: Slash piles from a mechanical hazardous fuels mitigation/forest health improvement project on the Wyoming/Colorado border approximately 20 miles south of Laramie. This site is located on a small slice of public lands along the state line immediately north of the Arapahoe/Roosevelt National Forest bisected by Albany County Road 319 (the Boulder Ridge Road.)
- Morgan Creek WUI: The Morgan Creek Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) hazardous fuels treatment, located in the Seminoe Mountains approximately 30 miles northeast of Rawlins will dispose of slash piles created through a hazardous fuels mitigation project during the fall of 2021.
- South Corral Creek: Slash piles from a conifer (juniper) encroachment project on the west flank of the Snowy Range Mountains approximately 15 miles east of Riverside. This site is located along the west slope of Barrett Ridge north of Carbon County Road 660 (the French Creek Road) and east of BLM Road 3404 (the Bennett Peak Road.)
During operations, smoke may be visible from relatively long distances, but should dissipate fairly 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. For more information, contact either HDD Fire Management Officer Frank Keeler at (307) 352-0282, or Fuels Specialist Chris Otto at (307) 328-4250. For more information about BLM Wyoming, visit https://www.blm.gov/wyoming.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.