Pamplin Media Group - Prescribed burns planned on Prineville BLM District
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Boone County Joint Communications warned the controlled burn is producing smoke in west Boone County.
Officials say the burn is intended to maintain the natural ecosystem of the area.
Cal Fire says it is in contact with the National Weather Service and is closely monitoring the weather conditions in the burn area.
The U.S. Forest Service is trying to remove some of that powder from the keg by conducting a prescribed burn of deadfall and brush in about 1,000 acres of wilderness off of Lime Kiln road.