For both resorts, these efforts are the same accepted practices across wildland urban interface spaces: slashing and burning piles to remove excess wildfire fuels.
In previous years, Alpine Forestry crews slashed and piled about 1,500 piles over roughly 30 acres of land on Treasure Hill. Conditions permitting, teams hope to burn around 200 more piles over the coming weekend.
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As snow begins to accumulate along our mountains, pile burning is ramping up before winter fully arrives. The task, while perhaps a not-so-glamorous part of a wildland firefighter s job, could make all the difference for a town in the wake of a wildfire.
In Pinebrook, there are 1,500 acres of land in need of management, with 600 acres under HOA care. Pinebrook, like many parts of the Wasatch Back, is also struggling with beetle-killed trees. Removing dead trees and managing the spread of the disease are both necessary elements of forest management.