Beartown Prescribed Burn near Spearfish, SD / Iron Creek Lake
The Northern Hills Ranger District on the Black Hills National Forest is planning to burn up to 200 acres on the Beartown Prescribed Fire Project this week, southwest of Spearfish, SD, near Iron Creek Lake. If conditions allow, crews may burn from Nov 30 through Dec 3.
Smoke
may impact the communities of Spearfish and Lead/Deadwood, Spearfish Canyon and
residences along Forest Service Road 134.
Long Draw Prescribed Burn near Hill City, SD
The
Mystic Ranger District on the Black Hills National Forest is planning a
500-acre prescribed burn on the Long Draw Project. If conditions allow, crews may begin burning on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and possibly continuing
through Thursday, Dec. 3.
The Long Draw project area is located 6 miles southwest of Hill City and 10 miles northwest of Custer, in the vicinity of Reno Gulch and Medicine Mountain Roads.
Smoke will be visible for several miles and could impact Hill City, Custer, Reno Gulch Rd., Medicine Mountain Rd., and surrounding areas.