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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Apr 26, 2021 6:23 AM The USDA Forest Service anticipates conducting prescribed burns (1, 2 or 3) on the Fort Pierre National Grassland sometime in the next several weeks. Ignition will only occur if suitable weather and fuel conditions are present. Burns would be completed following direction in the Stony Butte and West 83 Prescribed Burn Plans. Potential burn sites include: a 294-acre portion of the Far West Pasture in Jones County the entirety of the 823-acre Sioux East Pasture in Lyman County The purpose of these prescribed burns is to increase the dominance and diversity of native vegetation. Objectives include improvements to livestock forage and wildlife habitat quality, as well as reductions in fuel loading. ....