Prescribed burns

The Laramie Ranger District fire crews will soon be conducting prescribed burns in the northern portion of the Pole Mountain unit.

The burns originally planned for this week are part of the ongoing ten-year Pole Mountain Vegetation Project on the Medicine Bow National Forest in eastern Albany County. The forest service uses the burns to mimic historically natural fire disturbances in order to reduce hazardous fuels buildup and improve habitat for native wildlife.

Prescribed burning can mimic natural fires, reducing hazardous fuels buildup and improving habitat for wildlife.

"It's really a best-case scenario," says Voos.