North Absaroka Wilderness
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Ralph Maughan
Although we haven’t reported on it for a few days, the Gunbarrel fire has now burned a huge chunk of the North Absaroka Wilderness. It has been mostly managed as a needed “wildland” fire, but it is threatening to break out. Despite its size, it has only cost $5.6 million dollars, much less than fires…
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Ralph Maughan
Gunbarrel still on fire. Long-term plan uses fire to clear forest of beetle-killed trees. By Ruffin Prevost. Billings Gazette Wyoming Bureau. The fire is now 50 square miles and serving to clear out a part of the North Absaroka Wilderness that was a deadfall jungle (not that access was ever easy, given the rugged terrain…
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Ralph Maughan
Winds have blown this backcountry/wilderness fire to the east of Yellowstone Park closer to the East Entrance road. It was started by a campfire and has mostly burned in very rugged country filled with bug-killed timber, producing a huge plume of smoke. North winds challenge Gunbarrel fire lines. By Ruffin Prevost. Billings Gazette. Update. August…
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