Prescribed fire planned to benefit waterfowl habitat on Ocean Lake WHMA

Prescribed fire planned to benefit waterfowl habitat on Ocean Lake WHMA

LANDER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation will implement a prescribed fire on Ponds 1 and 2 at Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area.The prescribed fire is scheduled for sometime in March, depending on weather conditions. It is part of an ongoing cattail management program to increase wetland productivity and health. Pond vegetation at Ocean Lake WHMA is composed almost entirel…