Idaho Fish and Game, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management, will conduct prescribed burns on the Bruneau Duck Ponds segment of the C.J. Strike WMA between December and March, depending upon weather conditions.
Fire activities will include burning approximately 100 machine piles of Russian olives from recent removal activities to reduce future fire risk and a broadcast burn of 230 acres reducing the amount of emergent aquatic vegetation to improve waterfowl and shorebird habitat.
The Bruneau Duck Ponds segment will be closed for two to three days for the burning of the slash piles during the late fall or early winter, and an additional two to three days for the broadcast burn, likely in the early spring.