

Forest Service prescribed burn near Idyllwild Transfer Station
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The U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn near the Transfer Station on Saunders Meadow Road on Monday, March 5. Further burns will be limited by possible wind conditions in advance of incoming precipitation, according to Forest Service District Fire Chief Dan Felix. Photo by Marshall Smith

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