Turkey Springs: A visit to the prescribed burn site

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SUN photo/Jim Garrett The understory of an untreated area of forest includes heavy oak brush. SUN photo/Jim Garrett
The understory of an untreated area of forest includes heavy oak brush.

During August and September, many Pagosans’ eyes smarted with the smoke of prescribed burns in the San Juan National Forest (SJNF). The nearest burn site was in the Turkey Springs area, and even when we know a fire has been deliberately set, smoke in the neighborhood can be a worry.

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