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Refuges prepare for fall burn season

 
Pioneer Press
October 11, 2006
Page A-18
 
TULELAKE -  Refuge fire managers are preparing to ignite as many as 8,000 acres of marsh, uplands, grasslands and timbered areas in Lower Klamath, Tulelake and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges. Burning will commence in early October and continue through December as weather and necessary conditions permit. Nearby residents and refuge visitors should expect some smoke in the vicinity of any prescribed fire activity.

As a local leader in acres treated with prescribed fire, Klamath Basin NWRC Fire Management is adept at balancing smoke management issues and local weather patterns with the desires of refuge lessees and wildlife managers while heeding concerns of surrounding communities. Prescribed fire continues to play a major role in the management and restoration of wildlife refuges today as it has for decades. 

Since the early 1930s, Klamath Basin NWRC has safely and effectively utilized fire as a major management and wildlife habitat enhancement tool. The refuge treats an average 18,700 acres per year over the past seven years, with a high point of 34,697 acres in 2005. More than 27,000 acres of refuge lands have been treated with prescribed fire during 2006.

 
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