RED LODGE — In an effort to restore the natural beauty of Mount Maurice after a devastating 2021 wildfire, a coordinated seeding project was underway last week, utilizing a specialized aircraft to disperse sagebrush seeds across the landscape.
At the Red Lodge Airport on Friday, a plane was buzzing through the skies on a mission that has become an important part of the fire recovery process. This is not your typical plane, but an aircraft helping restore the land to its original beauty by distributing sagebrush seeds over burn areas from the Robertson Draw fire. The fire, which ignited in June 2021, scorched nearly 30,000 acres of land, including sagebrush that once covered Mount Maurice.
“We were very fortunate that it didn't cross over and come into Red Lodge or burn more homes than it did," said Bo Ewald, an airport board member. "Largest fire in Carbon County history that I could detect."
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