BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
For release: February 3, 2014
Contact: Kevin Abel
(541) 947-6237
[email protected]
Deep Creek Prescribed Burn
Lakeview, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District Office will be
conducting prescribed fires in Deep Creek are of Lake County, February 3 - 7. Fuels that will be
burned are juniper hand piles. The overall goal of this burn is to restore wildlife habitat and reduce
the fire hazard and intensity.
Smoke from this prescribed burn could impact travel near mile post 19 and 20 on Highway 140
between Lakeview and Adel. Additional information about the BLM’s Lakeview District is
available online at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land,
known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The
BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's
mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations
under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield.
In Fiscal Year 2013, the BLM generated $4.7 billion in receipts from public lands.
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