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Controlled Burn Benefits Wildlife
BENTON COUNTY, Ore. — You may have noticed a large plume of smoke hovering over the Willamette Valley Thursday afternoon. There’s no need to worry, it was a prescribed burn put on by state and U.S....
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Backyard Burn Ban Still in Effect
BENTON COUNTY, Ore. — A burn ban is still in effect for Linn, Benton and Marion counties. The Oregon Department of Forestry is reminding residents that even though summer is over, backyard debris...
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More Prescribed Burns this Weekend
FERN RIDGE, Ore. — People living in the Fern Ridge area may notice a hazy atmosphere this weekend. That’s because the BLM will be doing some prescribed burns near the intersection of Royal Avenue and...
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Controlled Burn in West Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. — A controlled burn was to blame for the heat and flames off Danebo Road in west Eugene Sunday. About 50 acres were torched, lofting a huge plume of smoke into the air. The Bureau of Land...
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Controlled Burn on Mt. Pisgah
EUGENE, Ore. — Parts of Mt. Pisgah were closed Monday so that the Lane County Parks Division could perform a controlled burn. The burn took place on the south end of the Howard Buford Recreation Area,...
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Firefighters Train to Battle Wildfires
SWEET HOME, Ore. — New firefighters battled the heat during firefighter training on Friday. For some of them, this was the first time they’d ever fought a fire. During the week-long fire school,...
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Controlled Burn Planned for This Week
EUGENE, Ore. — Fire crews will be setting fire to the west Eugene wetlands this week for a controlled ecological burn. However, they need to wait for a day when weather conditions are just right so...
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Controlled Ecological Burn
EUGENE, Ore. — On Tuesday, firefighters were in West Eugene setting some nearby prairie lands on fire. Meadowlark Prairie went up in flames, but for a good cause. Firefighters were out doing some...
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Controlled Burn near Fern Ridge
EUGENE, Ore. — The Army Corps of Engineers performed a controlled ecological burn just off Spires Lane near Fern Ridge Reservoir Thursday. Crews were originally planning to burn an 80-acre lot near the...
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