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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

Fire near Basin Creek Reservoir reported Saturday afternoon; crews working to extinguish

A wildfire that started Saturday afternoon in the Basin Creek Reservoir area south of Butte had grown to an estimated 6.7 acres as of Sunday afternoon, and crews were still working to get the fire extinguished late Sunday. According to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, the fire was reported

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