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Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Lake Mead NRA) conducted four prescribed fires during the month of October. The prescribed fires occurred in the following locations:
Rogers Springs
8 acres, located in Clark County, Nevada, near mile marker 40 on Northshore Road between Echo Bay and Overton Beach.
Pine Valley Ranch
293 acres, located in Mohave County, Arizona, five miles east of Mount Dellenbaugh. The area is bounded on the west by the Pine Valley access road and on the north by the Pine Valley access and Loop road.
Green Springs East
265 acres, located in Mohave County, Arizona, five miles southeast of Mount Dellenbaugh. The area is bounded on the north by the Pine Valley access road and on the south by the Kelly Point road.
Pleasant Valley East
146 acres, located in Mohave County, Arizona, two miles west of the peak of Yellow John Mountain and immediately east of the Pleasant Valley Meadow.
The goal of the prescribed fire at Rogers Springs was to eradicate tamarisk, a non-native plant that invades riverbanks and lands surrounding springs and to allow the re-growth of native plants. The goal of the prescribed fires in Mohave County was to promote increased plant diversity, particularly in native grasses and to reduce hazardous fuel concentrations.
The burns were successful and met burn management objectives. The majority of the crews were local, the 777 hand crew and the crews of engines 7331 and 7361, which are based at Lake Mead NRA. However, the staff at Lake Mead NRA would like to thank the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip Engine 165 and fire staff from Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Great Basin National Park for their invaluable assistance.
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