PUBLIC NOTICE: Tubbs Hill Prescription Burn and Canfield/Cancourse Prescription Burn

Tubbs Hill

The City of Coeur d’Alene Parks Department and the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department are coordinating a prescribed burn of piles of cut vegetation with Kootenai County and the Idaho Department of Lands on Tubbs Hill. The prescribed burn is tentatively scheduled for the first half of November, but exact dates will depend on favorable weather conditions. If necessary, the burn may be delayed until later in November or December.

This summer, tree crews pruned vegetation and felled some dead trees. The cut vegetation was piled at various locations around Tubbs Hill in preparation for burning when weather conditions were deemed favorable. November is the best time for burning for purposes of control.

Tubbs Hill will be closed to the public during the prescribed burn. A minimum of two days of no access is expected. The City will post another notice when the burn is scheduled, but it will be on short notice.

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we are taking steps to create a safer and healthier Tubbs Hill.

Canfield/Cancourse

Around the same time as the prescribed burn on Tubbs Hill, crews will also be burning prescribed burn piles in two, much smaller units in the city. The first is a 2.8-acre unit in the southeast corner of the Cancourse Nature Park, and the second is a nearly one-acre unit on a private parcel adjacent to the fire reduction work that was done last year in the Canfield Natural Area and Cancourse. Notices will be posted at park entrances.

The City of Coeur d’Alene Urban Forestry Division is your ally in caring for public trees and all trees properly. Please contact the City of Coeur d’Alene Urban Forestry Division with any questions regarding public trees, natural areas, and questions regarding Urban Forestry ordinances. Also, feel free to contact the Urban Forestry office with any questions regarding tree selection and tree care.

This project is funded in part by the Idaho Department of Lands in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service.
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