BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Bodie Hills for wildfire prevention
BISHOP, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fire operations as soon as Feb 24 in areas of the Bodie Hills, northeast of Lee Vining, in Mono County. Pile-burn operations will only be conducted when weather and fuel moistures allow for safe and successful burning.
Prescribed burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels, moderate the potential negative effects of wildland fire, and increase firefighter and public safety. Burning may continue through mid-March depending on weather conditions.
Slash piles, composed of limbs, branches and trees will be burned on approximately 500-acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Sinnamon Cut and Rancheria Springs areas. During burn operations, smoke may be visible from locations throughout the Mono Basin, including Lee Vining, Mono City, Conway Ranch Estates, U.S. Route 395, State Route 120 south of Mono Lake, and State Route 167 north of Mono Lake. All prescribed fire operations are conducted in close coordination with the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.
More information is available from the BLM Bishop Field Office at 760-872-5000. Updates will be provided by the BLM through the BLM California Fire Information Facebook and X.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.