Posts Tagged ‘PRESCRIBED’
Several Prescribed Fires Have Been Scheduled In Bath County For The Spring
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.
Read MoreMore Prescribed Burns Planned For Bath County This Spring
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.
Read MorePrescribed Fires Planned For Bath County This Spring
Approximately 6,000 acres of prescribed fire is planned for the Warm Springs and James River Ranger Districts for the spring of 2011.
Read MorePrescribed Fire Planned For the Monongahela National Forest In Pocahontas County
Prescribed burns will take place in the next few weeks to improve wildlife habitats.
Read MorePrescribed Fire – A Burning Issue
A prescribed fire or a controlled burn, as it is sometimes called, is a planned burn used to accomplish specific goals. These goals are documented in a burn plan, or prescription. Land managers use fire as a management tool to improve forest and grassland health.
Read MoreApril Fires, Planned And Otherwise, Hit Allegheny Highlands
Warm Springs District Ranger Pat Sheridan says fire blanketed many parts of the Allegheny Highlands in April. Some were planned, but wildfires also took their toll. Although devastating at times, Sheridan says fire is a necessary part of a healthy forest ecosystem.
Read MorePrescribed Fire Season Not Quite Over Yet For Bath County
Warm Spring District Ranger Patrick Sheridan says the forest service has accomplished only three of five planned prescribed burns planned for this spring
Read MoreHow Prescribed Fire Decisions Are Made In The National Forest
In addition to an explanation of how and when to start prescribed fires, WS District Ranger Pat Sheridan tells us which campgrounds are opening and when
Read MoreSpring Fires In The Allegheny Highlands Can Be Good Fires In The Hands Of The US Forest Service
Warm Springs District Ranger Pat Sheridan explains how spring fires can actually be beneficial to wildlife
Read MoreSpringtime Is The Right Time For Prescribed Burns
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.
Read MoreThree Of Five Prescribed Fires Are Complete
Warm Springs District Ranger Patrick Sheridan gives us an update on the prescribed fires in Bath Co and what’s coming up for Moomaw
Read MoreSpringtime Is The Right Time For Prescribed Burns
Warm Springs District Ranger Pat Sheridan gives updates on prescribed fires in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests and why they are necessary
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