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Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire

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Pile Burning today near Summit Lake and Gunnison Gorge NCA

Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: News 02/23/2022

 

The recent snowstorm is helping the BLM Southwest District to conduct pile burning on the Tres Rios and Uncompahgre Field Offices BLM-administered lands.

Prescribed pile burning will take place if conditions are favorable in the Summit Lake area located near Hwy 184, approx. 6 miles northwest of Mancos, CO; and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area located approx. 2 miles east of Austin, CO and 1 mile south of Hwy 92 on the BLM-administered lands. Smoke maybe visible near those locations.

For more information about prescribed fire smoke and health impacts, visit https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.

BLM SWD RX Burn Info, visit:  Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire InciWeb  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/7852/ and follow us on Twitter @SWD_Fire and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BLMMontroseFireUnit.