CAL FIRE planning 2 large prescribed burns in Sonoma County Monday
In the North Bay, skies may be quite smoky starting Monday but firefighters are urging residents to avoid calling 911 because it's a planned controlled burn. Two large prescribed burns will be happening California State Parks in Sonoma County on Monday.Light rain was falling in Sonoma County Sunday - it's weather AJ Johnson from San Francisco wasn't ready for during a mountain bike ride in Trione-Annadel State Park."Yeah, it was a surprise, I wasn't expecting it, I didn't bring my rain gear or anything," Johnson said."We're starting to get a little bit of precipitation -- not quite enough," said CAL...
Prolonged fire season complicates prescribed burns
A prescribed burn near Ovando escaped containment on Monday, more than tripling in size to become the Nevada Lake Fire. Though the fire was intended to cover only 65 acres, it now spans more than 200 acres on the border between Powell and Lewis and Clark counties. According to InciWeb, a disaster management database managed by the Forest Service, “attempts to control ‘slopover’ or areas where the prescribed fire escaped containment lines were unsuccessful.” Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks planned the burn with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Blackfoot Challenge, an Ovando-based community conservation group. While the fire grew substantially early in the week, it has not significantly changed in size since Wednesday.
BLM’s 3,627-acre prescribed burn to start Friday in Lake County
LAKEVIEW, Ore. – The BLM’s Lakeview Office is planning a prescribed burn operation starting next week. The purpose of the operation is to burn hand piles resulting from a sagebrush restoration projects in the North Warner and Picture Rock Pass area. More specifically it will be focused on removing juniper to promote the health of native grasses, sagebrush, Mule deer, and Sage grouse habitats.
Prescribed Burns Planned for Cowlitz Wildlife Area
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Tuesday that it will be conducting prescribed burns in Lewis County as early as Oct. 23. The burns are scheduled for the Davis Lake Unit on the Cowlitz Wildlife Area east of Morton, the WDFW reports. The project's targets are two small forage areas, according to the department.