Prescribed fire Monday near Meeker

MEEKER I Fire officials with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit were planning to ignite the 766-acre Oak Ridge Prescribed Fire Monday about 10 miles southeast of Meeker in the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area.
Burning the oak brush and other mountain shrub species in this area will improve elk and deer habitat by stimulating younger and more nutritious plant growth. The resulting mix of burned and unburned areas and mixed ages and…