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BLM Uncompahgre Field Office RX Pile Burn Four Neighborhood Area 12/8/2021
Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: Announcement 05/18/2023
December 8, 2021 - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office plans to burn approximately 10 hand piles on BLM-administered lands in the Four Neighborhood area along Ouray County Road 4A/Lake Lenore subdivision approximately 4 miles north of the town of Ouray as conditions allow. These hand piles are from previous fuels reduction work that removed pinon pine, juniper, and oak brush to provide safer access/egress along the county road in the event of a wildfire. Smoke may be visible from Ouray and Hwy 550.
For more information about prescribed fire smoke and health impacts, visit https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.