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BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Lake Mathews Reserve
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – Fire crews from the California Desert Interagency Fire Program will treat up to 80 acres of public lands with prescribed fire in the Lake Mathews-Estelle Mountain Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Reserve in western Riverside County.
The prescribed fire will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day when there are specific weather conditions that allow for safe and successful burning and smoke dispersion between now and Jan. 28, 2021. During the burn, smoke may be visible from the community of Lake Mathews and the cities of Corona, Perris, and Riverside as well as the 91 and 15 freeways.