Four small, lightning-caused wildfires in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area of the Nez Perce National Forest are being allowed to burn as a means of improving wildlife habitat and forest health.

Two of the fires are burning on a combined four acres in the northeast portion of Moose Creek – one near near Hungry Rock and another south of Big Creek Point. The other two fires are in the Running Creek drainage and have so far burned just over one acre.

Fire managers say that if either fire threatens to cross the Warm Spring Bar Road, they will consider closing the area for public safety.