Fire crews will burn about 500 acres at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Monday in a prescribed burn that will produce smoke visible for several miles.
The fire will be in the southwest section of the refuge, according to an alert from the refuge’s X account.
SPRING PRESCRIBED BURNING NOTICE
Weather permitting, the #WildlifeRefuge will be conducting prescribed burning activities on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge beginning Monday, March 11th. pic.twitter.com/AWjm3mBQhJ
— Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR (@USFWSRMA_Alert) March 4, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency that manages the refuge, plans to burn up to 2,305 acres over four weeks; Monday is the beginning of the project.
The burns will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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