Bureau of Land Management Pompeys Pillar Rx Burn - 49627936186

Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service partnered to conduct a 100-acre prescribed fire at Pompeys Pillar National Monument east of Billings, MT March 5, 2020. The burn was designed to stimulate new growth for wildlife forage and browse. The planned prescribed fire also reduces the thick thatch layer that can build up (decomposing plant material) but also promotes new plants while reducing the potential for wildfire. (Photo by Colby K. Neal/BLM Public Affairs)