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As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are preparing for fall and winter prescribed burn projects. Specialists plan to begin prescribed burning as early as Monday, October 31. These projects are expected to continue over the next few months, depending on weather conditions. The district plans to use prescribed fire to treat a total of 23,497 acres across BLM-managed lands in central Oregon. Prescribed burn projects are planned in the following areas: Clarno Agriculture Field Project: 71 acres of noxious weeds west of Clarno in the John Day River corridor High Desert Shrub Steppe Project: 21,158 acres of juniper slash near the Brothers, Hampton, and Paulina areas Outback/Darlene Salvage Project: 1,391 acres of machine and hand piles south of La Pine Steelhead Falls Project: 367 acres of hand piles in the Crooked River Ranch area Williamson Creek Project: 510 acres of hand piles s

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