PRINEVILLE,
Ore.—Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest plan to burn around 800 acres
of downed juniper this week, otherwise known as juniper jackpot burning.
The Upper
Beaver burn unit is located about 15 miles northeast of Paulina, near the Rager
Ranger Station on the Paulina Ranger District.
The
prescribed burn is scheduled to start around 1030 am Thursday, March 31, and
continue for up to three days pending favorable weather.
Light
smoke will be visible from Forest Service Road 58 during ignitions, and might
linger for several days following the burn. Road signs will be posted but no
other impacts to travelers are expected.
The
burning of this juniper is intended to provide better connectivity of sage
grouse habitat, improve critical winter range for big game and simultaneously
reduce hazardous fuel loading to lower the risk of large-scale wildfire across
the landscape.
The project
is made possible with funding from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
If you
want to receive email notifications prior to prescribed burns on the Ochoco
National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, send a request to
Assistant Fire Management Officer Sam Pearcy at spearcy@fs.fed.us
For media
inquiries, contact Patrick Lair at plair@fs.fed.us or (541)
416-6647
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