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The Chugach National Forest-Seward Ranger District will begin burning slash piles on the Eastern Kenai Peninsula starting September 12, 2011. Burning may continue through May 31, 2012, as weather conditions permit.
The burning is part of a Peninsula-wide effort to reduce hazard fuel loads as a result of the spruce bark beetle epidemic that hit the region in the past decade. Prior to pile ignition, Forest Service personnel will work with Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and National Weather Service to assess weather patterns and conditions to ensure efficient smoke dispersal. There may be some residual smoke in the mornings or late evenings during inversion events around the Kenai Lake and on the Turnagain/Hope Hwy, Seward Hwy/ and Sterling Hwy.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Nicole Longfellow (907) 288-7734 or Dave Lockwood (907) 288-7732.
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