News Release

Spring 2025 Prescribed Fire Burning Notice

Date: April 17, 2025
Contact: Tonya Neider, 360-485-5066

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area may implement the following prescribed fire during the spring of 2025.

Ferry County:

• Napoleon RX, 31 acres north of Boyds, and south of Napoleon Road.

The goals of prescribed burns include promoting forest health and decreasing forest fuel loads adjacent to private property, infrastructure, and residences. Benefits will include:

• Increased understory plant diversity and natural reseeding of trees,
• Retaining a healthy mosaic of plants and trees that are more resistant and resilient to fire, insects and disease
• Reduced small fuels, which are primary fire carriers,
• Decreased risk and intensity of uncontrolled wildfires,
• Increased nutrients for trees and understory.

Safe and favorable weather conditions may occur in April through May.  Ignition should be completed in one day. Public and firefighter safety are always the highest priority in all fire management activities. The project area will be carefully monitored until the unit is fully extinguished. Residual smoke may be observed for up to two weeks post ignition.

Wildland fire management activities conducted by the National Park Service (NPS) are guided by NPS management policies and the Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 2009.

Additional information may be found on the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area website at www.nps.gov/laro.