PRINEVILLE, OR -- Prescribed burns are planned for the Madras and Prineville areas in the coming weeks. As many as 1,000 acres between the Crooked River National Grassland near Madras and the Maury Mountains southeast of Prineville will house these burns.

Goals for both of these projects include improving wildlife habitat and range conditions and reducing hazardous fuels. Light smoke will be visible, but it is not expected to impact major highways.