Boise National Forest officials plan to burn debris remaining from timber sales and wildfire fuel reduction projects this winter as weather conditions allow and as the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issues approvals.

The intent is to “reduce hazardous fuels and help protect communities from future wildfire,” according to a news release.

Fire managers aim to time the burns for minimal smoke impacts, officials said. Any potential smoke impacts likely will be short, with smoke mainly settling in low-lying areas near the project site during night and early morning hours.

No road or trail closures are expected. For more information: 208-384-3378.

Additional burn sites may be added as winter progresses and weather remains favorable, according to forest officials.

• Mountain Home Ranger District: Johnson Fork near Clear Creek community, 705 acres; Sinker Creek, half-mile west of Mores Mountain near Bogus Basin, 350 acres; Aldape, near Forest Service Road 206C along south fork of Robie Creek, 20 acres.

• Idaho City Ranger District: Buckskin, FS roads 395A and 386 near Pioneerville, 1,500 acres; Boise Experimental Forest, FS roads 307 and 307AA, Slaughterhouse/Charcoal Gulch near Idaho City, 300 acres.

• Cascade Ranger District: Fawn Tussock, Forest Service roads 446 and 345 near Snowbank Mountain; Gold Fork area off FS Road 402F; Lost Horse, FS roads 409 and 405; Warm Lake and Yellow Pine transfer stations; Moore-Moths, FS Road 404; Crawford, off FS roads 430 and 431.

• Emmett Ranger District: Ola Hill, four miles northeast of Ola along FS Road 644, 350 acres; Tripod GNA two miles east of Smiths Ferry along FS roads 644 and 626, 660 acres; High Buck, 1.5 miles south of High Valley Guard Station along FS Road 643, 620 acres; High Fork, 3.25 miles north of High Valley GS along FS roads 601 and 644, 75 acres; Cottonwood Tussock, 1.5 miles south of Sage Hen Reservoir along FS Road 664, 50 acres; and Garden Valley Work Center off State Highway 17, four acres.