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If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite a prescribed burn off of China Hat Road tomorrow. On Monday, June 4, ignitions are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on South Bend 137, a 250-acre unit south of Bend adjacent to Lost Tracks Golf Course and China Hat Road. The Deschutes National Forest has partnered with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for this burn which is intended to improve habitat for wildlife as well as reduce hazardous fuels accumulations within the Wildland Urban Interface near Bend. Bend Fire will be assisting in the burn along with the Prineville Interagency Hotshots.

The Deschutes National Forest and High Desert Museum are partnering to conduct a prescribed burn on both High Desert Museum property and Forest Service managed lands adjacent to the museum tomorrow. If conditions remain favorable, firefighters will begin burning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23. High Desert Museum (HDM) will delay opening tomorrow but visitors are invited to use and enjoy the museum beginning at 12:00 p.m. Three units are scheduled for ignitions including the 74 acre High Desert Museum unit and two South Bend units on the Deschutes National Forest for a total of 121 acres.

If conditions remain favorable firefighters will conduct prescribed burns tomorrow near Bend and Hole in the Ground. A prescribed burn located in the Shevlin Park area will be highly visible to residents of Bend. The 77-acre burn will be located directly north of Skyliner’s Road (Forest Road 4601) across from the Phil’s Trailhead turn-off. Smoke likely will impact Skyliner’s Road, Phil’s Trailhead and the western portions of the Tetherow neighborhood during the burn. Ignitions on the burn are expected to begin around 9 or 10 a.m. and be completed by 2 p.m.

If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning ignitions south of Bend on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, May 10, firefighters are planning ignitions on the 121 acre South Bend 446 unit located south of China Hat, approximately one mile south of the Lost Tracks Golf course and Woodside Ranch. On Friday, firefighters are planning ignitions on South Bend 137. The 250 acre unit is adjacent to Back Nine Golf course and will be visible from China Hat road.