BLM applies wood straw mulch to 128 acres in Pocatello
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Bureau of Land Management applies mulch over 128 acres in Pocatello, ID
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - The damage from a big summer wildfire near Pocatello is getting covered up.
The Bureau of Land Management is conducting helicopter operations and mulch application treatments around Chinese Peak for about two weeks. The Pocatello Field Office awarded a contract to Columbia Basin Helicopters to apply wood straw mulch to about 128 acres of land that was burned by the 1,546-acre Chinese Peak Fire on July 19, 2020.
The project will rehabilitate and stabilize the land to prevent further resource damage. The base of operations is located at the old drive-in theater location off South 5th Avenue.