Posts Tagged ‘BURNS’

Areas ranging in size from 60 acres to 5,800 acres will be burned up to a total of 10,000 acres, improving Golden Winged Warbler habitat and increasing forage and browse for large game and over winter habitat for small mammals.

Wet and windy weather has dominated March and April so far, preventing most of the 6,000 acres of prescribed fire planned for the Warm Springs and James River Ranger Districts.

Spring is burning season for the US Forest Service. Warm Springs District Ranger Pat Sheridan explains why the controlled forest fires are necessary to wildlife habitat.