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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Crediting their new fundraising campaign, the For the Future Fund, Summit Land Conservancy reported Thursday that Park City’s local accredited land trust has placed more than 500 acres in the past month into conservation easements and plans to protect an additional 1,000 acres before the end of the year.