The burning activities will include both piles of tree tops, branches, and trunks left over from thinning activities and ground fires designed to remove unwanted vegetation growing under forest trees. Prescribed burning activities may begin as soon as Monday, October 8. Detailed maps of the burn locations are available on the Eldorado National Forest website. Additional information about burn locations can be obtained by contacting local Eldorado National Forest District offices in Pioneer. Eldorado National Forest Fuels Specialist Jennifer Boyd says that each prescribed burn is designed to minimize smoke drifting into residential areas. Smoke may continue to be present for days after the fires are ignited due to the large scale of the projects. Persons driving in the vicinity of the burns may encounter reduced highway visibility. For additional information contact Jennifer Boyd at (530) 621-5223 or by e-mail at jsboyd@fs.fed.us
Monday, 08 October 2007 01:52
Prescribed Burning in Eldorado Nat’l Forest
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