[CPEO-MEF] Another planned burn at Fort Ord (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Fort Ord controlled burn planned
Areas are near two former artillery ranges

By LARRY PARSONS
Monterey Herald (CA)
October 31, 2007

Almost 300 acres of Fort Ord scrubland are slated to be put to the torch 
in the Army's ongoing cleanup of unexploded shells, grenades and other 
explosives on former base firing ranges.

The so-called "prescribed burns" are used to clear brush so workers can 
more safely scour the terrain for potentially dangerous explosives.

Army base reuse officials announced plans this week to use fire to clear 
two areas near the southwest corner of the base's old heavy artillery 
ranges. The proposed burn areas form a curved section of land near South 
Boundary Road and Gen. Jim Moore Boulevard.

The adjacent areas were picked for two reasons: their thick brush poses 
a wildfire threat, and their proximity to former Army land where the 
city of Del Rey Oaks plans to build homes, a hotel, golf course and 
business park.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_7327914?nclick_check=1

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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