Prescribed Fire activity continues in Ashland watershed

Prescribed burn cleans up over 60 acres in Ashland watershed - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

U.S. Forest Service teams clear an area earmarked for a burn six years ago; ‘Let’s do our best, as forestry technicians,’ firefighters are told By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news  U.S. Forest Service personnel gathered around a truck with a map of the Ashland watershed pinned to the outside door for a morning briefing to prepare for a prescribed burn to clean up over 60 acres of the Ashland watershed.  Standing around the vehicle at the top of a …

Prescribed Fire activity continues in Ashland watershed

The U.S. Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, reported that on Thursday, firefighters completed a 22-acre prescribed underburn in the Ashland Watershed unit.

Firefighters wrap up prescribed burns at Paradise Lake, mop-up operations underway

According to the United States Forest Service, the burn was conducted on the northeast shore of Paradise Lake and directly across the lake. Smoke impacts from the burns were minimal, and mop-up operations are currently underway by firefighters.

Live fire training for landowners planned for May 20

BROOKINGS, S.D. – There will be a live prescribed fire training for landowners and agency officials on May 20, 2025, at the Oak Lake Field Station near Astoria. The training is hosted by South Dakota State University Extension in partnership with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, South Dakota Natural Resources Conservation Service, Audubon Great Plains, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partner organizations. T…

LLNL to Conduct Prescribed Burn at Site 300

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has scheduled an annual prescribed burn at Site 300, south of Tracy, the week of Monday, May 12, through Friday, May 16.