CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST — The Forest Service is burning piles of brush in Teton Canyon on Thursday, according to the agency.
Crews have been in the area intending to carry out broadcast burns, but stormy weather dashed those plans. Instead, they’ve shifted to burning the piles of brush that accumulate through summer recreation, particularly near campgrounds, summer homes areas, vegetation management projects and wood-gathering sites.
These burns could extend into late November or early December, according to the agency.
Reducing those fuels can help to prevent a more catastrophic wildfire in the future, representatives from Caribou-Targhee National Forest said.
Trails and roads in Teton Canyon remain open as the fires burn. Visitors are advised to give those fires enough space. They should only be the size of normal warming fires, officials said.
Broadcast burns will take place once the wet weather passes and the forest can dry out. Prescribed burns around Pine Creek Pass were underway earlier this week.
