BLM to burn slash piles this fall and winter

WORLAND, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District tentatively plans to burn slash piles within the Cody, Lander and Worland field office areas this fall and winter. These pile burns will reduce accumulated slash from previous mechanical thinning projects.

Pile burning is contingent upon fuel moistures and weather meeting appropriate treatment conditions on site. Smoke may be visible from surrounding areas during the pile burning and days following as slash material consumes.

These projects may be conducted from mid-November through April in the following locations.

Cody Field Office

• Bear Creek: Approximately 65 acres of piles will be targeted 12 miles north of Shell on the west slope of the Bighorn Mountains.
• Rattlesnake Mountain: Approximately 100 acres of piles will be targeted 11 miles northwest of Cody on Rattlesnake Mountain.

Lander Field Office

• Copper Mountain: Approximately 45 acres of piles will be targeted 16 miles northeast of Shoshoni and east of the Birdseye Pass Road.
• Long Creek: Approximately 75 acres of piles will be targeted about 20 miles southeast of Riverton on Long Creek Mountain and Tin Cup Mountain.

Worland Field Office

• Jacobs Creek: Approximately 80 acres of piles will be targeted 12 miles southeast of Ten Sleep along Rome Hill Road.
• North Brokenback: Approximately 5 acres of piles will be treated 10 miles northeast of Ten Sleep near Markham Draw.
• Rattlesnake Butte: Approximately 5 acres of piles will be treated 5 miles north of Worland along County Lane 5.
• Sand Draw: Approximately 10 acres of piles will be treated 5 miles east of Ten Sleep near Smilo Road. 

For more information, please contact Rance Neighbors at 307-347-5100. For more information on prescribed fire and vegetation management on public lands, visit www.forestsandrangelands.gov/.