Marshall Draw Prescribed Burn
BLM Plans Burn in Marshall & Pitt Drainages on Diamond Mountain

Vernal, Utah—September 8, 2008—The Vernal Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management is planning to implement a prescribed burn (Rx) in the Marshall and Pitt drainages located in the Diamond Mountain area of Northeastern Utah. The Marshall Draw Rx is approximately 8,000 acres and is designed to reduce hazardous fuels and improve wildlife habitat.

The Crouse Canyon road is located in the burn unit and may be closed at times to insure public safety. The burn is scheduled for September 11 and will take three or four days to complete. This is a tentative start date and is weather dependant. The start date may be moved further into the month of September.

For further information please contact Hank Barela at 435-781-2741.