(BUTTE, Mont.) - Residents in Beaverhead, Silver Bow and Jefferson counties could see some smoke in the air in the coming months as the Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office burns slash piles near Wise River, Clancy and Boulder.
The slash piles to be burned near Wise River are in the Cline Gulch, Jimmie New Creek, Harriet Lou Creek, Seymour Creek, Alder Creek Bryant Creek and La Marche creek areas. Boulder-area piles are located along the Upper Whitetail Road. Near Clancy, the piles are north of Lump Gulch Road and on Strawberry Butte, northeast of town.
The piles will be burned by fire managers from the BLM when the ground is snow-covered or when the surrounding fuels are wet enough to minimize the potential for unwanted fire spread. Burning will take place only when weather conditions and forecasts allow for adequate smoke dispersion.
For more information about the burns, contact Greg Campbell at the Butte Field Office at (406) 533-7608.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
