The BLM is planning to conduct a multi-phase prescribed fire treatment on approximately 12,500 to 22,000 acres of federal, state and private lands with a 10 to 20 year period. The area to be burned is mostly in the Ferris Mountain Wilderness Study Area about 30 miles north of Rawlins. The prescribed fires will reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire by elimiating existing fuel loads, creating natural fuel breaks, rejuvenating decadent aspen communities and improving upland vegetative health and diversity.
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