Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Oregon defends past jury verdicts to high court 11 Forest Service prepares for prescribed fires By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief As summer rolls to an end and fall chill creeps into the morning air, the Sisters Ranger District is preparing for another round of pre- scribed burning. The burning is designed to improve forest health conditions and to help protect Sisters and outlying forest communities from the threat of wildfire. Due to relatively mild con- ditions and periodic moisture through the summer, burning may commence a little earlier than it usually does in the fall.