BLM to burn slash piles in Crook and Weston counties  

The Bureau of Land Management Newcastle Field Office plans to burn slash piles this winter on BLM-administered lands in Crook and Weston counties. Burning may continue as conditions permit through April 2024.   

All prescribed burn projects are conducted in accordance with approved burn plans and burning is contingent on fuel moisture and weather meeting appropriate treatment conditions on site. Smoke may be visible from the surrounding areas during burning operations and days following as slash materials consume.   

The purpose of the planned burns is to remove slash materials created from commercial timber harvest and hazardous fuels reduction projects in the field office.

In Crook County, the BLM plans to burn approximately 700 acres of slash piles in the Cabin Creek, Diamond Seven, Proctor, Jackpot and Black Gulch project areas.  

Project areas in Weston County include Sherwood, Beaver Stockade, Skull Creek, and the Newcastle Fire Defense Zone, targeting approximately 1500 acres.

 For more information, please contact the Newcastle Field Office front desk at (307) 746-6600, or Scott Manahan at (307) 746-6607.