Controlled burn Blankenship - the top of Belcher Branch in Buchanan County ~ 21 acres and 4 more items

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources awarded a contract to the Department of Forestry on September 3, 2026, for controlled burn operations at the Blankenship site located at the top of Belcher Branch in Buchanan County, Virginia. The project encompasses approximately 21 acres and is deliverable to Caitlin Blackburn. The cumulative contract value is $1,051.25.

The scope of work includes five discrete line items covering burn site preparation and execution: acreage treatment at $25 per unit, lowboy and tractor transport mileage at $1.50 per unit, vehicle mileage for brush trucks and support vehicles at $0.73 per unit, tractor operation hours at $65 per unit, and part-time personnel hours at $13.50 per unit. These line items aggregate to a total of 98 units across various service categories required to complete the controlled burn operation.