Bison Flats Prescribed Fire

Size: 1848 acres

Date(s): October 8, 2001

Primary Goals
1. Increase native grass and forb cover.
2. Reduce dead and down fuels in draws and wooded areas.
3. Create a mosaic of burned and unburned shrubland.

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Location of the Bison Flats prescribed fire.

Ignition team.

Firefighters working on the perimeter of the fire.

Andy Thorstenson observing fire behavior.

Fire in the ecotone of prairie and forest.

Rising smoke.