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The Clearwater Unit of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation plans to conduct prescribed pile burning this fall. The area covered will be on School Trust Lands within the rough area of Greenough, Seeley Lake and Lincoln, Montana. These burns will be approved by Montana Idaho Airshed Group (a cooperative group including federal, state, and county groups and the forest industry) to determine quality days to burn. The piles we will be burning are from timber harvest and pre-commercial thinnings. Like many situations, nature...
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will begin a formal solicitation process for forest restoration and management projects Dec. 1 as it seeks to address forest health and wildfire risks identified in the recently-completed Montana Forest Action Plan. The effort to implement on-the-ground forest restoration and management work across ownership boundaries was boosted earlier this week when Governor Steve Bullock allocated $4.5 million from the state’s Fire Suppression Fund toward the initiative. “This funding wil...
As you plan your Fourth of July festivities, please remember to be “Fire Smart”. Take care not to spark an unwanted wildfire.…even the smallest spark has the potential to cause significant damage. While the grass and vegetation in western Montana looks green and lush the threat of wildfire is still a possibility. Matt Hall, Southwestern Land Office Fire Management Officer for the MT Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation said, “While the recent moisture has assisted in keeping the wildfire risk at moderate, grasses are getting dryer,...
