BLM Urges Caution, Wildfire Prevention During August Solar Eclipse
July 20, 2017
July 20, 2017
BOISE, Idaho, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release:
The allure of a solar eclipse will attract many visitors to Idaho during the driest time of the year. This influx of visitors into fire-prone public lands within the eclipse's path of totality could result in an increase of human-caused fire starts, while making it harder for fire personnel to suppress these wildfires. The Bureau of Land Ma . . .
The allure of a solar eclipse will attract many visitors to Idaho during the driest time of the year. This influx of visitors into fire-prone public lands within the eclipse's path of totality could result in an increase of human-caused fire starts, while making it harder for fire personnel to suppress these wildfires. The Bureau of Land Ma . . .