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Malheur National Forest fire managers are evaluating conditions for conducting prescribed burns across the forest this spring.

As part of Malheur’s hazardous fuels reduction program, each of the three districts are preparing for spring landscape prescribed burning in various areas of the forest.

Burning planned may include these units:

• Emigrant Creek Ranger District: Dairy and George.

• Prairie City Ranger District: Knox.

• Blue Mountain Ranger District: Crawford Creek, Balance, Damon and 18 Road.

Burning may have some short-term impacts on air quality levels, but any burning activity will be done during weather conditions that should minimize the impact of smoke on local communities.

Updates and maps will be available at fs.usda.gov/malheur.

For more information, call of the local Forest Service offices: Blue Mountain, 541-575-3000; Emigrant Creek, 541-541-573-4300; or Prairie City, 541-820-3800.