Selected BLM lands in Northern Idaho are scheduled for prescribed burns carried out by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Wildland Fire Service spanning November and December.
By lowering wildfire dangers, the burns seek to boost forest health and landscape resilience, safeguard wildlife habitats, and increase safety for both firefighters and the public through the reduction of hazardous fuel buildups. Public lands are seeing targeted fuels treatments applied by BLM to clear away vegetation and other combustible materials capable of fueling intense wildfires.
BLM is using targeted fuels treatments to reduce vegetation and other fuels that can feed severe wildfires on public lands.
Proximity to local neighborhoods means smoke will be noticeable, and each individual prescribed burn operation is anticipated to last between one and two days.
The work is done in phases over multiple years, using According to BLM, these prescribed burns align with the presidential administration’s priorities of mitigating fire danger, enhancing the vitality of forests and rangelands, and safeguarding adjacent neighborhoods.
Project-specific information is available through the BLM Coeur d’Alene District Office at 208-769-5000.
The BLM Coeur d’Alene Field Office and Cottonwood Field Office have outlined specific approximate acreages for upcoming pile burns across multiple areas.
| Field Office / Area | Project Name and Type | Approximate Acreage |
|---|---|---|
| Coeur d’Alene area | Blackwell Hand Piles | 4 acres |
| Coeur d’Alene area | Mica Bay Hand Piles | 13 acres |
| Coeur d’Alene area | Blue Creek Machine Piles | 1 acre |
| Pinehurst area | Pine Solo Hand Piles | 145 acres |
| Pinehurst area | Pine Solo Machine Piles | 50 acres |
| Pinehurst area | High and Dry Machine Piles | 50 acres |
| Worley area | Windy Bay Hand Piles | 11 acres |
| Calder area | Huckleberry Campground Hand Piles | 1 acre |
| Cataldo area | Killarney Hand Piles | 1 acre |
| Riggins area | Marshall Mountain Hand Piles | 85 acres |
| Adams County | Happy Trails Hand Piles | 257 acres |
| Adams County | Happy Trails Machine Piles | 338 acres |
| Elk City area | Buffalo Gulch Hand Piles | 34 acres |
| White Bird area | Off the Rail Machine Piles | 15 acres |
In addition to these pile burns, administrative sites along the Salmon River and U.S. 95 corridor are included in the Cottonwood Field Office operations.
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