BUTTE, Mont. – You might notice smoke in the air along the I-15 corridor today.
The Butte Ranger District fire personnel will be conducting prescribed burning north of Butte Thursday, April 4, 2019.
They plan to burn 20-30 large slash piles located west of I-15 in the Elk Park and Lowlands Campground area.
These slash piles were created from the recent logging activity from the Boulder Lowlands project.
Fire personnel will burn under prescribed conditions and monitor these burns after ignition to ensure they stay within prescribed boundaries.
Travelers and residents along the I-15 corridor north of Butte may see smoke from this activity, however, little impact from the smoke is expected.
(Photo from Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest website)
