Evanston/Mt. View Ranger Districts Plan To Implement Whitney Bear River Prescribed Burn

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest fire personnel plan to implement the Whitney Bear River prescribed burn project any time from October 10, 2023, through November 19, 2023, weather permitting.

This prescribed burn project is broken into two burn units, the Whitney unit 500 acres and slash piles in the Bear River unit (North Slope Road). Objectives are to stimulate aspen regeneration to improve wildlife habitat and reduce hazardous fuels to reduce the risk of wildfires impacting local communities and infrastructures. A variety of wildlife species are dependent on the age class and species diversity of aspen and conifer found in the project area. Elk, deer, and moose use the area for winter range and calving.

The Whitney Bear River prescribed burn is in Summit County, 25 miles south of Evanston, Wyoming along the northern Forest Boundary on both sides of the Mirror Lake Highway, State Route 150. (See attached map).

Qualified fire personnel will use arial and hand ignitions in the prescribed fire project areas. Smoke may also be visible and is expected to linger during evening and early morning hours.

Hunters and Forest visitors can call this number to obtain the most current information (435) 503-4038.

Map showing the Whitney prescribed burn area

Map showing the North Slope Road slash pile burning locations