September 25, 2026 3:40 a.m. 

The United States Wildland Fire Service in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District, is conducting a 180-acre prescribed burn within the North Bank Habitat Management Area, approximately six miles west of Glide, off North Bank Road.

A release from the BLM Roseburg District said fire ignitions may begin as early as next Monday, September 29th, if conditions are favorable. Local trail systems may be impacted, including the Blacktail Basin Road, Comstock Day Use, East Entrance parking lot, East Boundary Road, Thistle Ridge Trail, West Barn Trail, and Powerline Road.

The primary objectives for the operations are to decrease wildland fire risk to communities, create a more fire resilient landscape, increase the quantity and quality of forage, reduce invasive species, and restore oak woodlands.

The North Bank Habitat Management Area is managed for the Columbian white-tailed deer and was instrumental in securing the delisting of the species from the Threatened and Endangered Species List.

All prescribed burning is highly dependent on favorable temperature, moisture, and wind conditions. Each of these prescribed burns will only be implemented if the conditions are right to meet the objectives of the prescribed burn. All prescribed burn areas will be patrolled and mopped up, during and following ignitions.

Smoke from the burn may be visible from Glide and other nearby locations.

During prescribed burns, smoke may settle in low-lying areas overnight. Residents are encouraged to close windows at night to avoid smoke impacts.

The burn is being accomplished in cooperation with the Douglas Forest Protective Association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Umpqua National Forest, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and Oregon Conservation Corps of the Umpqua Valley.