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Pile burning operations to begin

| November 18, 2024 12:00 AM

MISSOULA – The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Missoula Unit plans to conduct pile burning on state trust lands pending favorable weather and fuel conditions through Dec. 1, as conditions allow.  

Pile burning is used to reduce vegetative slash leftover from ongoing forest management projects on DNRC trust lands. Burns are conducted under strict conditions to ensure smoke dispersion and air quality compliance, as determined by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Montana/Idaho Airshed Group. 

Scheduled burn locations for Nov. 18: 

Deer Creek hand piles – Adjacent to Deer Creek Road, near Pattee Canyon, east of Missoula  

Goldielogs Skyline Harvest landing piles – Visible from Hwy 200 and Gold Creek Road 

 Additional DNRC trust land pile burn locations planned through Dec.1: 

Potomac Flats landing piles – Near Bear Creek/Potomac area  

Top Secret landing piles – Northwest of Drummond, in the Secret Gulch area 

Tongue Tyed landing piles – Southeast of Drummond, in the Tyler Creek area  

West Cramer landing piles – Northeast of Clinton, in the Cramer Creek area  

Ruben landing piles – Southwest of Alberton, in the Fish Creek area 

Smoke from these pile burns may be visible from nearby highways and communities. 

The DNRC Trust Land Management Division manages Montana’s forested state trust lands to generate long-term sustainable revenue to benefit educational institutions while promoting healthy, resilient and diverse forests for future generations.