BLM to Hold Tours of Soda Fire Rehabilitation Treatments
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The Bureau of Land Management's Boise and Vale Districts will conduct two public tours of Soda Fire rehabilitation treatments. The tours will take place on Nov. 16 and Nov. 22, and will take approximately five hours. Tours will depart at 9 a.m. from the BLM Owyhee Field Office, 20 1st Avenue West, Marsing, Idaho. Participants are responsible for providing their own tour transportation and lunch. Due to rough terrain, four-wheel drive vehicles are required.
The tours will feature herbicide and vegetation treatments completed in recent months for both the Vale (OR) and the Boise (ID) Districts. Some areas visited will highlight emergency stabilization and rehabilitation treatment, layering and adaptive management. The tour will also include a site visit to proposed fuel breaks.
Those interested in participating in either tour must RSVP with Seth Flanigan, Assistant Project Manager, at 208-384-3450 or sflanigan@blm.gov, no later than November 10, 2016.
For more information about the Soda Fire and ongoing rehabilitation efforts, please visit our website. Download and views maps and interactive layers of rehabilitation efforts here.
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.