GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – As part of Garfield County’s ongoing tamarisk and Russian olive removal project, a prescribed burn is planned Thursday, March 7, and possibly, Friday, March 8, near the entrance to Rifle. The burns will occur, weather conditions permitting, on the two-acre island in the Colorado River located just east of the Highway 13 Bridge. Smoke may be visible to residents in the Rifle area and travelers along Interstate 70. The State Wildland Inmate Firefighting Team (SWIFT) crew from the Rifle Correctional Facility will conduct the burn, and it will be coordinated by Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC)