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NPS to burn around lake

The National Park Service will be burning piles around Lake Roosevelt this fall.

The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area release plans Monday to burn piles at a dozen locations around the lake, including Spring Canyon and Keller Ferry.

“A goal of prescribed fire in Ponderosa Pine ecosystems is to decrease forest fuel loads adjacent to recreation areas, residences and structures,” a press release states.

NPS said the benefits of such burning include:

Reduced small fuels, which are primary fire carriers,

Decreased risk and intensity of uncontrolled wildfires,

Increased nutrients for trees and understory,

Increased understory plant diversity and natural reseeding of trees.

Pile ignitions may occur through December. Pile burns at each location should be completed in one to three days.

Tourism grant applications sought

The Grant County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC), in conjunction with the county commissioners, announced this week that they are seeking grant applications for qualifying tourism-promotion campaigns, events and projects for 2021.

All grant applications must be received by email, in office or postmarked no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. For more information, guidelines and application forms go to https://tourgrantcounty.com/lodging-tax-grant-funds-application/.

Money granted must be used within the legal limits established by the state Legislature in RCW 67.28.180 and meet reporting requirements for all events and facilities that use the funds.

For more information contact: Jerry Gingrich, Grant County Tourism Commission, PO Box 37, Ephrata, Washington 98823, (509) 754-2011, ext. 2931.