Fire Management

On Going Prescribed Burn Projects

Mystery Creek
Prescribed Burns

The burn projects on the Mystery Creek Road consist of multiple units that encompass more than 5000 acres. The purposes of these burns are to increase moose habitat and provide a fire break between the refuge and the town of Sterling.

Mystery Creek Units 3,5 &6 vary in size from 450 to 2000 acres and are scheduled to be burned during the summer of 2002.

These burns will most likely be lit by aerial ignition, using a ping pong machine or a helitorch. This is the safest way for firefighters to work in this area.

Funny River Road
Hazard Fuel Reduction

This hazard fuel reduction project has been in the works since 1998. The main objective is to create a shaded fuel break along the refuge boundary to prevent the spread of catastrophic wildfire to the communities of Funny River and Soldotna. The refuge fire program will continue to thin the roadside and burn the piles of debris from mile 3 to mile 9.6 of the Funny River Road.

The cut logs from this project are available FREE for firewood. The logs are cut into smaller lengths and the public is welcome to take them. Please use caution when parking along the Funny River Road.

Last updated: September 11, 2008