December 10, 2020 10:10 a.m.

Staff from the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to implement fire recovery activities within the Archie Creek Fire perimeter, including burned timber salvage harvesting and removing hazard trees along roadways and near BLM-developed facilities.

Cheyne Rossbach of the BLM said in addition to salvage harvests, the Swiftwater Field Office proposes to conduct hazard tree removal along roads, within and adjacent to recreation sites, and adjacent to other public and private infrastructure.

The release said the BLM is committed to supporting local communities and economies impacted by fire. In order to recover the economic value from the timber, before wood deteriorates and affected stands are no longer capable of contributing toward timber sale targets, the BLM has specific management direction to conduct timely harvest of salvage timber, according to the release.

Rossbach said a virtual public scoping meeting will be held on December 16th at 5:30 p.m. A link to the meeting is posted: https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/1616083489?pwd=ZHpidzU3SnV2MXpwWnZubmVNdVhmZz09#success

The Archie Creek Fire area remains closed for public safety.

Call the Roseburg BLM at 579-0648 for more information.