Prescribed burning planned in Helena's South Hills on Tuesday
The U.S. Forest Service's Helena Ranger District is set to complete what it is calling "critical fuels-reduction work" in the South Hills by burnin...
The U.S. Forest Service's Helena Ranger District is set to complete what it is calling "critical fuels-reduction work" in the South Hills by burning 120 acres along the Rodney Ridge area beginning Tuesday, according to a news release sent Monday by the agency. "Conditions permitting, the district plans to burn 120 acres along the Rodney Ridge area, continuing implementation of the prescribed burn conducted in the spring of 2022," the news release states. "Prescribed fire is a critical tool to help us reduce hazardous fuels around local communities and reduce severity of future wildfires," district Ranger Kathy Bushnell said in the email.