Wood harvesting and tree cutting in the TRE and Preacher burn areas has been closed for the next two years by the Bureau of Land Management.The Sierra Front Field Office has also issued a temporary vehicle use restriction on BLM-managed land in the Pine Nut Mountains' burn areas south of Gardnerville in Douglas County. This order will be in effect until Dec. 4, 2014.Over the next several years, the BLM will implement post-fire rehabilitation and stabilization measures that will encourage re-growth of annual and perennial plants. The restriction and closure is needed to prevent soil erosion which is likely to …





