IS PLANNING
TWO SEPARATE PRESCRIBED BURNS
THIS WEEKEND THAT WILL PRODUCE A
LARGE VISIBLE SMOKE
COLUMN.WORKERS PLAN TO BURN
ABOUT A 140 ACRES SATURDAY AS
PART OF THE BEAVER SOUP PROJECT
NEAR
YORK...
NORTH EAST OF HELENA.THE BURN
WILL BE ADJACENT TO AN
AREA BURNED AS PART OF THE SAME
PROJECT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.THE
PROJECT’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE
WILDLIFE HABITAT AND REDUCE THE
THREAT OF FUTURE FIRES.ON SUNDAY
CREWS PLAN TO BURN UP TO 500
ACRES NORTH OF TWO DOT.THAT BURN
AIMS TO IMPROVE WINTER RANGE FOR
DEER AND ELK AND REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF DOWN AND DEAD WILDFIRE
FUEL####.
[(***MJENSEN***)]
