The Bureau of Land Management says it’s conducting a controlled burn in the mountains west of Lincoln, and that smoke may be visible in the area during the next month.
The agency is planning to burn 62 acres in the Ward Creek Drainage, a tributary of the Blackfoot River. It says the project may take up to two weeks to complete, and will happen when weather and fuel conditions are favorable, but could occur anytime over the next month.
Fire specialists are attempting to reduce the amount of vegetation in the area, and restore historic conditions characterized by large-diameter Douglas fir and ponderosa pine.
By removing small, so-called “ladder fuels” and woody debris, the risk of large wildfires should be reduced. More information is available at the BLM’s Missoula field office.
