Boise, ID - This fall the Boise District BLM will be prescribed burning timber piles from a 2015 hazardous fuels reduction project in the Owyhee Field Office near Silver City, Idaho. The treatment area consisted of 190 acres and the timber piles to be burned are located along the War Eagle and Silver City Roads. The purpose of the completed hazardous fuels reduction was to thin juniper and fir trees concentrated along major road corridors to reduce the threat of wildfire impacting the historic mining town of Silver City.
Personnel and equipment will be in the project area for the duration of the burning operations. The smoke from this burn has potential to be visible from large distances due to location, fuel type and burning conditions.
The Silver City prescribed burn is expected to start on or around Oct. 24 and may last until Nov. 30, depending on weather conditions.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
