Fire managers plan to burn 512 acres on the Crooked River National Grassland Tuesday and Wednesday. The burn units are located about 9 miles southeast of Madras, near Ramms Road and the Rimrock Springs Wildlife Management Area, according to a release from the U.S. Forest Service. Burning will occur on both sides of U.S. Highway 26. No trail closures are anticipated as part of the project, but light smoke will be visible from the highway. This type of prescribed burning, known as “jackpot burning,” addresses high concentrations of downed wood debris in the forest, according to the release. These juniper piles are left over from a large thinning project in the Willow Creek watershed, designed to remove junipers and restore range conditions and water availability. Burning these units will improve vital winter range for big game and provide improved summer grazing conditions while lowering the risk of large-scale wildfire across the landscape, according to the release.