PRESCRIBED BURN IN PALISADE RIM AREA
A prescribed burn is scheduled this week, possibly today, for Mesa County this week and smoke may be visible throughout the Grand Valley.
Depending on weather conditions, the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management unit, in coordination with the Town of Palisade and City of Grand Junction, will conduct a prescribed fire in the area of Palisade Rim.
The plan is to burn up to 500 acres, which the Bureau of Land Management last treated with prescribed fire in 2013. This effort will reduce hazardous fuels and reduce the threat of wildfire to local communities while improving ecological health of the landscape, a BLM news release said.