Lincoln Ranger District Prepares for Fall Burning

LINCOLN (Oct. 27, 2021) -The Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is preparing to conduct fall prescribed burning in the areas of Ogden Mountain, Poorman Creek, Marsh Creek, and Flesher Pass.  Burning would not begin until weather and fuel conditions allow and will continue into mid-winter.

Pile burning is planned along Marsh Creek Road, West Flesher Road and along the Continental Divide Trail from Flesher Pass Trailhead to Stemple Pass.  This work will be done to remove hand piles, machine piles, and landing piles created from the construction of fuel breaks during the Horsefly and Nevada Creek fires in 2019. 

Pile burning will also be conducted to treat slash created from firewood cutting activity.  Pile burning can be expected in the following areas: Flesher Pass, Stemple Pass, Alice Creek Road, Dalton Mountain Road, Beaver Creek Rd, Park Creek Road, Stonewall Creek Road, and Nevada Ogden Mountain Road.  

All prescribed burning will be conducted under the terms and conditions of a permit from the Montana State Department of Environmental Quality, which includes requirements to minimize the impacts of smoke to the public.  Ignition will take place only if operational safety, air quality parameters, weather and fuel moisture conditions can be attained.

For more information on this burning project plan, contact the Lincoln Ranger District at (406) 362-7000.