DAVIS COUNTY, Utah — State officials are advising Utahns that if they see smoke along the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake over the next few days, it’s most likely from a prescribed burn and not a wildfire.
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is planning prescribed burns in these wetland areas on Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday. The agency said they’ll try to only burn when the wind conditions are “favorable” so that the smoke will impact neighborhoods and roadways as little as possible.
The goal of these burns is “critical habitat restoration” and “resource management.” The FFSL agency, which is part of the Department of Natural Resources, said they hope to remove phragmites (an invasive plant species), restore natural wetland ecosystems, and reduce water loss…