GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Fire managers with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire and Aviation Management Unit are planning to burn up to 46 acres of Bureau of Land Management administered lands 18 miles south of Grand Junction later this week.
The Farmers Canyon prescribed fire will target ponderosa pine needle cast to protect mature trees from possible wildfire and help restore the landscape to lower the risk of large wildfires and stimulate new vegetation growth that benefits wildlife.
Smoke may be seen but is not expected to impact communities given the remoteness of the area. Fire managers have developed a detailed prescribed fire plan and obtained smoke permits from the State of Colorado for this burn.
“We will only ignite this prescribed fire if conditions are ideal for a safe, effective burn, as well as for good smoke dispersal," said BLM Fire Management Specialist Jeff Phillips “We evaluate weather, moisture and fuel conditions before deciding whether to proceed."
Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information, see https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
