PRINEVILLE,
Ore.—Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest have enjoyed two successful
days of jackpot burning in the Upper Beaver units near Rager Ranger Station,
and plan to continue burning juniper jackpots tomorrow in the Maury Mountains.
The
burning goal for tomorrow in the eastern Maury Mountains is to undertake 200
acres of juniper jackpots in the Wiley Flat area, about 4 miles northeast of
Antelope Flat Reservoir. If successful, fire managers plan to complete another
200 acres in the Maury Mountains on Sunday.
This will
be in addition to completing the 800-acre treatment currently underway in the
Upper Beaver units, about 15 miles northeast of Paulina, near Rager Ranger
Station on the Paulina Ranger District.
Jackpot
burning addresses high concentrations of thinning-related or
naturally-occurring downed woody debris. It is not a broadcast burn or an
underburn.
The goals
for tomorrow’s jackpot burning are to reduce hazardous fuels to prevent future
high-intensity fire, while improving critical winter range for big game and
creating better connectivity of sage grouse habitat.
Light
smoke will be visible from both burns during ignition periods and may linger
for several days, but no other impacts to forest visitors are expected.
All
prescribed burning is dependent on weather and planned in accordance with smoke
management standards administered by the State of Oregon.
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
Visit
our website for a virtual map of all current and planned prescribed burn units:
http://go.usa.gov/c6CXR
For media
inquiries, contact Patrick Lair at plair@fs.fed.us or (541)
416-6647
No comments:
Post a Comment