Buckhorn prescribed fire project approved
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February 7, 2014 |
The Bonners Ferry Ranger District announced the
approval of the Idaho Buckhorn Prescribed Fire
Project, located in the Buckhorn
Mountain vicinity approximately seven miles
north of Moyie Springs within the Deer Creek
Watershed.
This prescribed fire project will involve
igniting a number of small prescribed fires
across an approximately 4,000 acre area during
the course of the next several years.
Prescribed fires within this project area will
be used to provide a variety of benefits such as
improving wildlife habitat, providing
restoration opportunities for white bark pine
and reducing natural fuels to improve the
forest’s natural resilience to wildfires.
Burning will occur in either the spring or early
fall each year and is expected to take several
years to complete. Exact dates for planned
ignitions are not possible to predict as fires
will only be ignited under certain weather and
vegetation conditions to ensure safety and smoke
management goals are met.
The Forest Service understands that planned
fires and smoke can affect forest visitors and
local communities.
As a member of the Montana/Idaho Airshed Group,
the Forest Service only allows burning when
predicted smoke emissions and expected smoke
dispersion meet safety and air quality
guidelines. Please check the
North Idaho RX Fire website frequently
between March 1 and November15 for the current
status of planned prescribed fires. Members of
the public are also welcome to call the
prescribed fire hotline at 1-800-232-FIRE.
For more information please contact Bonners
Ferry District Ranger Kevin Knauth at (208)
267-6701, Project Team Leader Jennifer Anderson
(208) 267-5561, or visit the
Idaho
Panhandle National Forests website. |
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