Prescribed burning to begin in Silvies 7 and Upper Pine F units

JOHN DAY, PRAIRIE CITY AND HINES(Released by U.S. Forest Service)-Silvies 7 prescribed burning is set to begin on approximately 450 acres on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District. This unit is located in the area of Gravel Ridge and Forest Roads 3110 and 3120.

Ignitions are planned to begin Saturday, May 18, 2024, weather conditions permitting. Firefighters will continue to monitor the area for several days after completion.

In addition, contractors will be implementing prescribed burning in the Upper Pine F unit on approximately 1065 acres on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District. Ignitions are planned to begin Friday, May 17, 2024. This unit is in the area of Craft Cabin and Forest Roads 2850 and 2855.

The public may see and smell smoke throughout the operations and are encouraged to use caution around the area.

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 firefighter and public safety. Appropriate conditions include correct temperatures, wind, fuel moisture, and smoke weather forecast. When these criteria are met, firefighters implement, monitor, and patrol the burn to ensure the forest health and public safety goals are met.

Prescribed fire information 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.

Daily updates can be found at https://www.facebook.com/MalheurNationalForest.

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.

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