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Controlled Burn Continues Near Horn Gap Trail

On Friday, December 2, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest will manage a controlled burn to consume burn piles on behalf of the Ashland Forest Resiliency project.

Predicted Smoke Impacts: Lowest Priority – Level 1

Location of Controlled Burn	Horn Gap area in upper USFS 2060-200 Road (west side of the watershed)
Date of Controlled Burn	Friday, December 2nd
Potential Smoke Impacts	Horn Gap and Wagner Glade Trails near the burn area may have some drifting smoke and smoke may be visible from town
What to do for smoke	Our Smokewise Ashland site has all the resources you need to stay healthy
More information	See project updates on the AFR webpage.

Where is Burning?
See the burn location in the online map, or highlighted in red below.

Why Burn?
Burning accumulated fuel is an important step to restore forest resilience and prevent severe summer wildfires in our municipal watershed and community. Our top priority when using prescribed fire is the safety and well-being of our community and fire crews. Learn more about how proactive fire planning is used to prioritize our work and guide summer fire response.

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Text WATERSHED in the message line to 888777 for non-emergency text notifications about AFR burns
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