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In Pinebrook, there are 1,500 acres of land in need of management, with 600 acres under HOA care. Pinebrook, like many parts of the Wasatch Back, is also struggling with beetle-killed trees. Removing dead trees and managing the spread of the disease are both necessary elements of forest management.
A City Hall-hired firm is scheduled to perform controlled burns on the Treasure land overlooking Old Town and on open space in the area of Rossi Hill on Friday.
“They just issued an evacuation order for Mt. Aire. Are you guys okay?” The text message inquired . I was more confused than alarmed. Working away at home in my pandemic bubble, I was totally oblivious to the creeping threat hinted at in the text. While I was staring at a screen with a half-eaten PB&J in hand, a wildfire sparked on I-80 by a dragging truck chain was moving its way up Parley’s Canyon towards the neighborhood where I and thousands of others live. It’s easy to feel insulated from the consequence of wildfires. To many in Utah, the blazes are something that happens in Ca...