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Prescribed burn brings Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest season total to nearly 7K acres

The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest continued its ongoing prescribed fire operations Thursday in Helena’s South Hills. Dubbed the Mini-Horse prescribed burn, U.S. Forest Service personnel burned 330 acres of land between the Show-Me-the-Horse Trail and Mini Ridge Trail systems off of Grizzly

Bozeman area residents may see smoke from planned DNRC burn

Bozeman area residents may see smoke from planned DNRC burn

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Montana DNRC Bozeman Unit is conducting prescribed burns near the Flying D Ranch off US-191, southwest of Bozeman. The agency said people in Gallatin and Madison counties should expect to see smoke that could settle into nearby valleys overnight. The agency urged residents not to call

Maintain the Roadless Rule on national forests | George Wuerthner

In 2001, the Forest Service passed the Roadless Rule Conservation Act. The Trump administration is seeking to rescind the Act. During a brief public comment period, 99% of the respondents opposed the idea. The Roadless Rule affected 58.5 million acres of Forest Service roadless lands and put them off-

MSU professor explains how wildfires impact Montana ecosystems

MSU professor explains how wildfires impact Montana ecosystems

BOZEMAN, Mont. — As unseasonably early wildfires pop up across Montana this spring, including the Panama Fire near Cardwell and the Ordway Fire in Lewis and Clark County, researchers are examining the impact these fires have on local ecosystems. Wildfires have occurred in Montana for thousands of years and can be

BLM conducting 4,000 acres of prescribed burning outside Dillon this week

Thanks to recent moisture and favorable conditions, the Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office plans to prescribed burn about 4,000 acres in the Clark Canyon and Melrose areas this week. "The burns will reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health and lower the risk of high-intensity

Keep ‘roadless rule’ in place, former Forest Service officials say

Keep ‘roadless rule’ in place, former Forest Service officials say

ROCK CREEK — Punch more roads through the forest, and you’ll get more people starting fires, fewer bull trout and an even heftier maintenance bill. Keep the 2001 Roadless Rule in place, and you’ll ensure elk have a healthy habitat, and you’ll still be able to reduce wildfire

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest announces prescribed burns

‘Tis the season. Smoke billowed Wednesday from prescribed burning south of Butte. The sources included burning slash piles collected from ongoing work to thin timber in the watershed of the Basin Creek Reservoir. That work is driven by concerns that a catastrophic wildfire could choke the reservoir with debris, sediment