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Beginning no earlier than May 28 th, 2021 the Blackrock Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will be moving forward with prescribed burn operations on the Dry Quad prescribed fire unit. This unit is approximately 100 acres in the Toppings Lake Area. This area had been identified for aspen stand improvement and encroaching conifers within the unit were “slashed” in 2019 and have been drying out in anticipation of this burn. New aspen stands can be regenerated through the removal of competitive species and a large disturbance like fire being introduced. Therefore, fuels and fire managers create “jackpots” of dead and downed conifers to increase heat and disturbance stimulating new aspen growth. ....