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Tinker Bugs Timber Sale Project

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Unit Information

1008 Highway 64 
Kamiah, 
Idaho 
83536 
1008 Highway 64 
Kamiah, 
Idaho 
83536 

Incident Contacts

Ronald Tipton, Moose Creek District Ranger
Phone: 208-926-8930
Jon Norman, Moose Creek District Fire Management Officer
Phone: 208-926-8952

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Pile burning will take place as early as today and continue until conditions become unfavorable. 

Approximately eight acres of landing piles will be burned. 

The Tinker Bugs Timber Sale Project encompasses a total of 7,636 acres in the Big Smith Creek, Middle Fork Clearwater River sub-watersheds that drain into the Middle Fork Clearwater River.

The overall purpose of the  project is to restore vegetation species composition, structure, and distributions to early seral species (Ponderosa pine, western larch, and white pine); reduce ladder fuels created by shade-tolerant species and create more natural patch sizes by emulating mix-severity fire; improve big game habitat for winter range; and utilize timber outputs produced through forest management activities to support the economic structure of local communities, and provide for regional needs.
Burning should cover the majority of the unit to provide adequate spacing for seedling establishment.

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 10/17/2024 - 11:49
Incident Type Prescribed Fire
Date of Origin
Location Within Idaho County, about four miles south of Syringa, ID.
Incident Commander Moose Creek Ranger District Fire and Fuels staff
Coordinates 46° 5' 42'' Latitude
-115° 43'
44.4
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 82 Acres
Outlook
Remarks

There may be short duration smoke impacts to the National Forest Service Roads (NFSR) #286, #286A, #653, #470, and Highway 12.