Environment

Snapped: Prescribed burn used to clear up 110 acres of Ponderosa Pine understory in Southern Utah

Kevin Cody
May 9, 2023

SNAPPED: Prescribed burn used to clear up 110 acres of Ponderosa Pine understory in Southern Utah. Photo: Courtesy of Utah Wildfire Info.

UTAH — The U.S. Forest Service and the Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands Division have been carrying out multiple prescribed burns across the state, with the most recent taking place on May 4, in the Dixie National Forest at Park Ridge, in which 110 acres of ground vegetation was burned into order to decrease the risk of high-intensity wildfires in the area.

Image from prescribed burn at Park Ridge in the Dixie National Forest. — Image from the prescribed burn at Park Ridge in the Dixie National Forest. Photo: Courtesy of Utah Wildfire Info.

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Like many transplants to Utah, Kevin started his journey to Park City as a ski instructor in 2014 and fell in love with the mountains enough to stay. A skier since the age of 2 and a half, he still gets excited about carving turns down the slopes and hopping into the powder on snow days. Kevin's passion for storytelling and photography led him to a second bachelor's degree focused on communications and fine art photography from the University of Utah. Paired with his first undergrad in ecology from Oklahoma State University, Kevin particularly enjoys writing environmental and nature stories. In his spare time, you can usually find him in his jeep looking for wildlife and landscapes to photograph.

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