Prescribed burns develop fire resistant forests
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May 6, 2021
Henry Netherland, Pathfinder
Seeley Lake District Ranger Quinn Carver explains the details of the District's prescribed burn on 40 acres of Mountain Creek Friday, April 30. Carver said they had a small window to schedule the treatment but that it is necessary for the area's resiliency to wildfires in the future.
SEELEY LAKE - Around 20 firefighters from the Seeley Lake and Lincoln Ranger Districts held a prescribed burn Friday, April 30 to treat 40 acres of the Mountain Creek area, three miles east of Seeley Lake off of Cottonwood Lakes Road.
Seeley Lake District Ranger Quinn Carver said prescribed burns are necessary to the area for two reasons: biological and social.
The ecological reason is that intentional burns allow the forest to regenerate itself and be more resilient to wildfires in the future. Low to moderate intensity fires help harden the bark of large trees so they are more resilient to...
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