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Sisters Ranger District fire specialists are conducting brush removal work with Forest Service staff and contractors to mow approximately 3, 300 acres of brush across several sites within three project areas. Forest Service operators have started some of this work while contractors will start as soon as Monday. The three areas slated for brush removal include the Metolius Basin Vegetation Management Project, Sisters Area Fuels Reduction (SAFR) and Highway 20 project area. Mowing reduces hazardous fuels loading and helps prepare areas for prescribed fire treatments. Both mowing and prescribed burning can reduce the potential of high-intensity wildfires. Mowing work is scheduled in the fall and winter months to take advantage of cooler weather and increased moisture, as well as, to minimize impacts to ground-nesting birds and other wildlife. Fire specialists expect to treat approximately 1,317 acres in the Metolius Basin to protect communities in the Camp Sherman area while retaining sce

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