Malheur National Forest monitors conditions on units for prescribed burning
By Mindy Gould on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
John Day, Prairie City and Hines-Conditions across the Malheur National Forest continue to improve and become more favorable to complete prescribed burn operations. The complete list of Spring 2023 units that are being monitored for potential burning, of which a portion will be completed as conditions allow, are:
Blue Mountain Ranger District:
- Galena 41 and Galena 40C are planned for approximately 735 acres. Located 7.5 miles northwest of Austin Junction and 12 miles east of Galena, along forest road 2055.
- Murders Creek 11 is planned for approximately 1675 acres. Located 20 miles southwest of John Day and 22 miles southeast of Mt. Vernon, along forest road 2170.
- Starr 31, Starr32 and Starr 33 are planned for approximately 500 total acres. Located 10 miles west of Seneca, along forest road 24.
Emigrant Ranger District:
- Silvies 7 is planned for approximately 1000 acres. Located west of hwy 395 and forest road 31 junction.
- Wolf H is planned for approximately 400 acres. Located near forest road 17 and 15 junction.
- Marshal Devine DG is planned for approximately 2700 acres. Located one mile east of hwy 395 and forest road 2820 junction.
Prairie City Ranger District:
- Summit 13 is planned for approximately 1504 acres. Located 2-3 miles south of Summit Prairie, along forest road 1651 and the 541 spur.
- Summit 12 is planned for approximately 2179 acres. Located 3-4 miles south of Summit Prairie, the unit is at the junction of forest roads 1651 and 1410.
- Summit 22a is planned for approximately 725 acres. Located 5 miles south of Logan Valley at the junction of forest roads 1643 and 1540.
- Elk 16c has been partially burned and has approximately 950 remaining acres. Located at the junction of forest service roads 16 and 1675.
Each prescribed burn is designed to accomplish specific objectives related to increasing forest health. Prescribed burns will be conducted only under appropriate conditions to ensure safety. These conditions include temperature, wind, fuel moisture and smoke weather forecast. When all these criteria are met, firefighters implement, monitor and patrol the burn to ensure it meets forest health and public safety goals including air quality.
As desired conditions are met, detailed information will be released on prescribed burns that will be conducted. Prescribed fire information for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests is available to the public on a tri-forest online map. The map is labeled and color-coded to show each burn unit’s status: planned, active, or completed. Additionally, forest users can view other features including current and past-year burn units, National Forest boundaries and State wildlife management boundaries.
For further information on the Malheur National Forest, please visit us at
www.fs.usda.gov/malheur or call the Supervisor’s Office at 541-575-3000.
