BLM to conduct spring prescribed fire projects

WORLAND – The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Big Horn Basin District tentatively plans to conduct six prescribed fire projects within the Cody and Worland field office areas this spring as part of the BLM’s commitment to keeping public landscapes healthy and productive.
The prescribed fire projects may be conducted March through May and when weather conditions and fuel moisture conditions are favorable for a safe and effective burn. Smoke may be visible at times during the operations. The projects will occur on BLM-managed lands as well as State of Wyoming, Wyoming Game and Fish Department and private lands.
“These projects are designed for overall land heath and to restore vegetation communities, increase wildlife habitat and reduce the hazardous build-up of fuels to lessen the probability of a severe wildfire,” said BLM Assistant Fire Management Officer Rance Neighbors.
Projects in the Cody Field Office area, approximately 16 miles east of Lovell along the west slope of the Big Horn Mountains: Vopats Canyon and Mexican Hills area (200 acres); Little Mountain: John Blue/Georges Spring/Geodes Spring areas (200 acres); Porcupine Creek and Dugan Bench area (300 acres); Cottonwood Creek (300 acres).
Projects in the Worland Field Office area: Medicine Lodge, Noon Point and the Gooseberry Creek Drainage.
For more information, contact Rance Neighbors at 307-347-5100.