In this Spirit of Community we learn about the Lomakatsi Restoration Project. For years, prescribed, or controlled burns have been an accepted and effective strategy to control the spread of wildfire. But long before governments made it a policy, prescribed ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – More than 30 firefighters will be working a prescribed burn in Josephine County on Friday. The BLM, Medford District in partnership with the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are hosting the exercise as part of collaborative fire ...
APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore. – A series of prescribed burns are planned this week by the U.S. Forest Service and BLM, starting with one Monday in the Applegate Valley. Other groups have also joined in to learn about prescribed burn techniques. ...
SELMA, Ore. – Saturday and Sunday in Selma, multiple organizations came together for a prescribed fire training event. It’s called the Ignite: Prescribed Fire Skills event. Chris Adlam with the Oregon State University Extension Service said, “Fires are burning more ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif.– Although fire season is winding down, hot temperatures this week are creating more fire risk. Fire officials are also starting work on a number of big projects, including prescribed burns. Cal Fire has scheduled two prescribed burns ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Local private firefighting company Grayback Forestry conducted a prescribed burn Wednesday morning. The controlled burn was at the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Vernal Pool Restoration Project on Whetstone Savannah in rural Central Point. It was an ...
MONTAGUE, Calif. – Calfire’s Siskiyou unit will be conducting a fuel reduction burn next Monday. The burn will be 2 miles Northeast of Montague on the Shasta Valley Refuge. It is a 13 acre burn and smoke may impact Montage, ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath National Forest personnel finished a prescribed burn this Monday. it was a 30 acre prescribed burn at Scott Bar Mountain. Several regional partners were involved including Six Rivers National Forest, Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Cal ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A controlled burn in the hills above Ashland could last through Monday. The Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project said the underburn west of Ashland will start Thursday, April 27, and if conditions allow, through Monday, May 1. ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Contracted crews are scheduled to conduct controlled burns in Ashland and Talent that may produce visible smoke Wednesday. The City of Ashland sent out the following advisory message on the morning of April 19: “Crews will be ...