U.S. Forest Service crews to burn slash piles in White River National Forest

RBC — The White River National Forest is preparing to burn piles in several areas throughout Eagle, Summit, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties.
This fall and winter, crews will concentrate efforts to burn slash piles that are a result of fuels reduction projects and the removal of beetle-killed lodgepole pine from recreation sites. Pile burning is dependent on environmental conditions. Weather permitting these projects will begin in mid November. In many cases, burning will only…