Prescribed burns planned at Turnbull Refuge

This spring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge may conduct prescribed burns. Depending on weather conditions, burning will occur between March and mid-May.

Prescribed burning activities should have little to no impact on access to the majority of Refuge public use areas. These burns will accomplish Refuge management objectives for improving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous accumulations of vegetation and forest debris and decreasing the number of unhealthy and overstocked stands of ponderosa pine seedlings and saplings.

Burning will only occur when weather conditions and smoke dispersion are favorable. These burns will be implemented in accordance with the State of Washington’s Smoke Management Plan. Disruptions to traffic are possible due smoke and to provide for fire fighter and public safety, but are expected to be minimal.

For more information visit http://www.fws.gov.