BLM to conduct prescribed burns

BOISE, Idaho — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct prescribed burns in southwest Idaho to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations, such as dry grass, limbs and shrubs through June, depending on weather, staffing, and ground conditions. These prescribed burns enhance landscape resiliency and increase firefighter and public safety by minimizing the risk of wildfires.

Strategic Fence Line Prescribed Burn – Expected to occur along fence lines to reduce the risk of wildland fire adjacent to roads within the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. Specifically, burn operations will target the invasive Russian thistle accumulation across 200 acres, equal to approximately 20 miles of fence line.

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