Nye Fuels Reduction Project near Horseman FlatFEBRUARY 2013 - The Beartooth Ranger District held a public meeting on Feb. 20, 2013 to discuss its proposal to log 635 acres to reduce fire danger along Horseman Flats, located between the Stillwater River and West Fork Stillwater Creek drainages. “Several large wildfires have threatened private lands and developments in the Stillwater area in recent memory including Derby, Cathedral, Initial Creek, Sauderbaum, Tumble Creek and Storm Creek,” said Jeff Stockwell, Beartooth fire management officer, in a press release. “The district has been working with the Nye Volunteer Fire Department and the Stillwater Mining Co. to address concerns and seek input to the proposed project.”
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The Forest Service anticipates starting the work in 2014. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuel conditions along the 8 1/2-mile long West Fork Stillwater Creek Road and in densely forested stands along the road by hand and machine thinning work done by Forest Service crews and a contract logger. (See project map)
The Forest Service is concerned that the Main and West Fork Stillwater drainages are capable of supporting another large fire that could move quickly through forest lands and threaten public and private property.
Slash generated by the project would be piled and burned, larger materials would provide public and/or commercial firewood harvesting.
For more information, contact Jeff Stockwell, district fire management officer, at 446-4538 or Drew Grimes, fuels, fire management specialist, at 446-4528.
The Forest Service is concerned that the Main and West Fork Stillwater drainages are capable of supporting another large fire that could move quickly through forest lands and threaten public and private property.
Slash generated by the project would be piled and burned, larger materials would provide public and/or commercial firewood harvesting.
For more information, contact Jeff Stockwell, district fire management officer, at 446-4538 or Drew Grimes, fuels, fire management specialist, at 446-4528.