June 11, 2026 3:50 a.m. 

Staff with the Bureau of Land Management will conduct a prescribed burn on a portion of the North Bank Habitat Management area as early as Thursday, weather permitting.

Acting Swiftwater Field Office Field Manager Cheyne Rossbach said this will be jointly coordinated with the United States Wildland Fire Service and the BLM Roseburg District.

Rossbach said they hope to burn around 122 acres in the area northeast of Roseburg and six miles west of Glide.

Local trail systems may be impacted, including the west entrance parking lot, Blacktail Ridge Trail, Middle Ridge Trail, Chasm Creek Road, Thistle Ridge Trail and North Gate Trail. The public is advised to practice caution, as increase equipment and personnel may be present.

Rossbach said the primary objectives for the operations are to decrease wildland fire risk to communities, create a more resilient landscape, increase the quantity and quality of forage, reduce invasive species and restore oak woodlands. Rossbach said prescribed fire is one of the most important tools used to reduce wildfire risk to local communities and wildlife habitats.

For more information from the BLM Roseburg District, go to: https://www.blm.gov/office/roseburg-district-office