Due to the burning of wildlife habitat, Lovell could be smokey

 By Wyoming Game and Fish

January 21, 2023

In order to help migratory birds, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is preparing a planned fire on the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area.

The National Park Service, Game & Fish, and the Bureau of Land Management will collaborate to burn about 65 acres surrounding Ponds 1 and 2 on Yellowtail, north of the Shoshone River.

The weather will determine the precise day the fire will take place. The town of Lovell, Wyoming, as well as the neighbouring communities, will be able to see smoke from the prescribed fire.

In order to gradually improve open water for the benefit of migrating waterfowl, the controlled fire will burn cattails. Waterfowl use Yellowtail as a vital resting place on their spring and autumn migrations, as well as a year-round habitat for breeding and raising young.

The 19,288-acre Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area is about six miles to the east of Lovell. This area was created in the early 1960s as a result of a cooperative agreement between the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Land Management. Its main objective was to improve waterfowl habitat.

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