RMNP to conduct prescribed burn

Posted by egable on September 5th, 2008 filed in National parks, Fire

Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park are preparing to take advantage of favorable weather conditions to conduct prescribed burning in an area south of Trail Ridge Road this fall. Managers will burn multiple segments totaling up to 900 acres.

The primary goal of the project is to reduce the threat of wildland fire to adjacent communities and park infrastructure by using prescribed fire to reduce the fuel available in the project area, park officials said.

Preparations are currently taking place in order to burn these units within the next couple of months when conditions are suitable to burn. The unit is located in upper Beaver Meadows, west of the Beaver meadows entrance station and south of Deer Ridge Junction.

Prescribed burning operations may begin as early as mid September, but may occur any time this fall when weather and fuel conditions are appropriate, officials said.