Oak Ridge prescribed burn planned near Meeker in Sept.

MEEKER — The Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Division of Wildlife are planning a 766-acre prescribed burn to improve wildlife habitat in the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area near Meeker this month.
The fire could be ignited in early September if weather conditions are favorable for the burn. The burn is planned in the Seeley Unit of the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area, about 10 miles southeast of Meeker and just north of Rio…