BLM plans burns in Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Lewis & Clark, Jefferson counties
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(BUTTE, Mont.) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will burn slash piles during the coming months in Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties.
In particular, smoke may be visible at times near the small towns of Wise River, Clancy and Marysville.
The slash piles to be burned near Wise River are located in the Long Tom, Spring Gulch, Patten Gulch and LaMarche Creek areas.
The Clancy piles to be torched will be on the north side of the Lump Gulch Road in the Sheep Mountain Area.
The Marysville burns will be along the Ottawa Gulch and Belmont roads, on the north side of Edwards Mountain, and on the south side of the Great Divide Ski Hill.
The slash piles will be burned when the ground is snow-covered or when the surrounding fuels are wet enough to minimize the potential for unwanted fire spread. Burning will take place only when weather conditions and forecasts allow for adequate smoke dispersion.
The timing of these burns is dependent on weather and fuel conditions. The prescribed burns will be implemented by fire managers from the BLM.
For more information about these burns, contact Greg Campbell at the Butte Field Office at (406) 533-7608.
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.