prescribed burns

Prescribed burning activity was visible west of Wenatchee Monday afternoon. Wenatchee River Ranger District crews planned to ignite 360 acres in the Number 2 Canyon area 4 miles west of Wenatchee today. Another 100 acres will be included in the prescribed burn planned on Tuesday, April 2nd...

The mild winter and recent warmer temperatures are giving crews access to prescribed fire units earlier this year than last.

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a press release this week that it has approved Washington State’s updated Smoke Management Plan under the Clean Air Act.

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a prescribed burn for 200 acres of state land located outside of Naches.  DNR said that burn may start as soon as Thursday.  The burn will focus on 145 acres of state Department of Fish and Wildlife land and 55 acres of DNR property.  While the hope is...

With the wet and cooler weather, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources is planning a prescribed burn for 240 acres of state land located about seven miles north of Deer Park.  DNR hopes to start that burn Monday.   The prescribed fires will help control the amount of fuel available for wildfires, improve the health of older trees and support new and current wildlife habitats.  A rec