KLAMATH FALLS, OR— Klamath County Record Weekly Street Paper
Prescribed burns planned for refuge complex
Beginning Friday, March 15 and continuing into mid-April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct prescribed burns on the Tule Lake and Lower Klamath Lake National Wildlife refuges, according to a news release. The purpose of the burns is to improve habitat for migratory ducks and geese on the refuge as well as reduce hazardous fuels accumulations.
The prescribed burns will be done by trained wildland firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with help from numerous interagency partners. It will occur in a controlled manner under prescribed conditions to minimize impacts to wildlife and the public.
Smoke columns are expected to be fairly large and visible for several miles. There may be some short periods of time when smoke may impair visibility on public roads that pass through the refuge.
The exact day of the burns will depend on weather and fuel conditions.
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex. A National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative grouping of two or more refuges, wildlife management areas or other refuge conservation areas that are primarily managed from a central office location.
Refuges are grouped into a complex structure because they occur in a similar ecological region, needs.
County Opens Tourism Grant Program Spring Cycle for 2019
Klamath County has established a Tourism Grant Program to assist local event planners and tourism-focused businesses in promoting tourism in Klamath County. Tourism grants are for regional promotion of events and activities that increase tourism within Klamath County. The Board of Commissioners looks for projects that offer special or unique opportunities. Projects should identify a target market and offer a specific strategy for reaching this market. Funding for the Tourism Grant Program comes from the countywide transient room tax that is administered by the Klamath County Tax Collector.
Grant applications are reviewed and recommendations made by a seven-member review panel appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The review panel recommends applications and funding levels to the Board of Commissioners who will then make the final decision for awarding funds. The grant application cycle opens on March 1, 2019 and closes at 5:00 pm on March 31, 2019. All applicants must attend a Marketing 101 class on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Klamath County Museum (hosted by Travel Southern Oregon), and submit a complete application no later than the March 31, 2019 deadline. The Tourism Advisory Review Panel will be reviewing the applications and making recommendations to the Board of Commissioners following that submission deadline.
Information regarding the grant program is available on the county website
For additional questions contact:
The Klamath County Finance Office at 541-883-4202
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