Federal fire managers are planning some large prescribed burns to improve the health and fire resilience of the Klamath National Forest. Understory burning is intended to mimic the effects of natural fires that historically had kept the forests healthy prior to the arrival of non-indigenous settlers. More than a century of fire suppression has made many forest lands overcrowded and hazardous. A federal study released in February shows that where the 2021 Antelope Fire intersected with previously completed fuel treatments, the severity of the burned area was sharply decreased. Prescribed burns planned for this Spring on the Klamath include over a Hundred Acres northeast of Happy Camp, 500 Acres west of Fort Jones, another 500 Acres east of Scott Bar, over 500 \Acres northeast of Tennant, almost 1,200 Acres north of Grass Lake Rest Area, and more than 3,600 Acres north of Antelope Sink.
– Steve Gibson