Prescribed burns at Galena Commons planned for Tuesday and Wednesday
The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Galena Forest Estates within an undeveloped common area, located off of Joy Lake Road, on Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29, weather permitting.
Ten acres, with about 30 burn piles, will be burned over the next two days. Signs will be posted on Joy Lake Road and the junction of Joy Lake Road and Mount Rose Highway.
The burns are part of ongoing forest health and forest restoration treatments, including fuel reduction related to avoiding catastrophic wildfire. The Galena Commons burns are being conducted by the Nevada Division of Forestry in cooperation with the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
Weather patterns will be monitored for smoke management prior to and during the burns. The timing of the burns depends on optimum weather conditions and steps will be made to minimize impacts to residents. At the end of each burn day, piles will be “mopped up” to ensure they are fully extinguished.
For more information contact the Nevada Division of Forestry at 775-684-2500.