Many Three Rivers residents awoke this morning to what appeared to be unhealthy levels of smoke in addition to the pollution rising from the valley. Currently, the dense localized smoke-scented haze in the Case Mountain area is believed to be a left-over from the prescribed fire operations that were recently conducted by the BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office on Case Mountain.

The Three Rivers Together team spoke with a staff member at the BLM’s Bakersfield Office. No personnel with knowledge of the burn operation will be available until next week. At that time, they will provide us with additional information about  the burn operation and what we can expect in the future.