Prescribed burns planned
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September 19, 2013 |
The Priest Lake, Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry
Ranger Districts are planning several prescribed
burns this fall to reduce potential wildfire
impacts, prepare areas for tree planting and
improve wildlife forage.
Prescribed burning is part of each District’s
annual natural resource management program and
may continue through November, depending upon
weather and forest conditions. Fire managers
will monitor weather and fuels on a daily basis
to ascertain when burning can be safely
conducted to achieve desired forest management
and smoke management goals.
Prescribed fires are planned for the following
areas of the Bonners Ferry Ranger District this
fall:
Burning of excavator piles for site-preparation
and to reduce fuels in the following project
areas:
Northern Prairie (Hwy 95 near Round Prairie, 18 miles north of
Bonners Ferry)
Borderline Stew (20 miles north of Bonners Ferry, vicinity of Hall
Mountain)
Twin Skin (5 miles northeast of Moyie Springs along the Deer Creek
road)
Clear Black (Twenty Mile road up to Black Mountain, east of Naples)
Templemental and East Fork Stew (Camp Nine area north of Bonners
Ferry)
Snow Way (Snow Creek drainage – Forest Road #2109).
Underburning of logging slash and natural fuels
in the following project areas:
Stampede (south of Naples, near Stampede Lake and the Stampede
Off-Road Vehicle Area)
Blazing Saddle (25 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, between Saddle
Creek and Shorty Creek) |
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