Big prescribed burn planned north in county

MEEKER I The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Aldrich Lakes area sometime in late September or early October.
The site for this 850- to 1,500-acre prescribed fire is located approximately 19 miles northeast of Meeker and approximately 19 miles south of Craig on National Forest System lands near Aldrich Lakes and adjoining private lands in Rio Blanco County.
Officials anticipate that this burn…