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Controlled Burn Planned up Wagner Creek Road on Thursday, February 11th

Southwest of Ashland and Talent up Wagner Creek Road, crews with Lomakatsi Restoration Project will manage a controlled burn for the Ashland Forest Resiliency on Thursday, February 11th. The controlled burn is expected to have minimal smoke impacts in town but, some smoke could drop to lower elevations in the evening hours around upper Wagner Creek Road. Areas closest to the controlled burn may have smoke during the day. Smoke will be visible from Interstate 5 and parts of Talent and Ashland.


Free Air Purifier Program for Qualified Applicants 
Smokewise Ashland has a limited supply of air purifiers available and is currently accepting applications for persons who are sensitive to smoke. If members of your household are under the age of 15, over 65 or have pre-existing heart or lung, asthma or COPD we encourage you to apply by midnight on February 21st. 

Potential Smoke Impact
  • Smoke not likely to impact town.
  • In the evening hours, smoke could drop into the Upper Wagner Creek drainage. 
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Controlled Burn South and West of Ashland/Talent up Wagner Creek Road

See the controlled burn map:
  1. Areas highlighted in red are active controlled burns
  2. Those highlighted in yellow were recently burned and being monitored
  3. Blue areas are planned controlled burns  
  4. Green represents completed burns
More Information Ashland Forest Resiliency partners and the community are celebrating 10 years of work in the watershed. Learn more about how controlled burning is restoring forests in Oregon

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