State schedules prescribed burns in Delta bison range to improve forage, habitat

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Alaska Division of Forestry personnel will burn off dry vegetation in two areas around the Delta Junction State Bison Range over the next few weeks.
The prescribed burns are intended to improve habitat for bison and other species that live on the range.
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuac/audio/2017/04/041017-bisonrangeburn.mp3Alaska Fish and Game Program Coordinator Sue Rodman said the department wants to conduct the prescribed burns early in the season, af