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Archive Home > 2007 > June > 12 > Controlled burn scheduled for about 7 acres near Bend

Controlled burn scheduled for about 7 acres near Bend


June 12, 2007

Foresters will burn about 7 acres of the Deschutes National Forest southwest of Bend near Bessie Butte on Wednesday.

The controlled burn will target underbrush and also is being used to help ecologists learn how the bitterbrush plant responds to fire, a news release said. The burn is not....

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