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Smoke from controlled burns will be visible today Daily Tidings file photo Smoke from a controlled burn drifts through the hillsides above Ashland last fall. Monday Apr 23, 2018 at 11:48 AM Apr 23, 2018 at 11:48 AM A pair of controlled burns near Ashland today, Monday, April 23, are expected to be quite visible, according to the Ashland Forest Resiliency Partnership. One burn will be near the top of Siskiyou Mountain Park between White Rabbit trailhead and Lamb Saddle and the other burn will be on the 2060 road 1.5 miles above the swimming reservoir on Granite Street. Smoke will be visible from each burn. There will be one road closure, 2060 road (Ashland Loop Road) will be closed 1.5 miles above the end of Granite Street. Hikers should not plan to descend the Loop Road from trails above the burn. Trails that will likely be affected by smoke are Caterpillar, Lizard, top of Red Queen and Jabberwocky, White Rabbit near Ashland Loop Road, upper Mike Uhtoff, and eastern portion of Toothpick near Lamb Saddle. Vigorous exercise during smoky conditions is not recommended. Light smoke will likely affect nearby neighborhoods, especially in the evening hours. These include upper Granite Street, upper Park Street, Crestview, upper Clay Street, and the whole Green Meadows area. Residents sensitive to smoke should avoid exposure by staying inside, closing windows, and filtering air by following recommendations at ashland.or.us/smoke. AFR is a partnership between the city of Ashland, U.S. Forest Service, Lomakatsi Restoration Project and the Nature Conservancy. More information is available at ashlandwatershed.org.