Prescribed fires through May at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday, April 8, that Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge will be conducting prescribed burns this spring. Depending on weather conditions, burning should occur sometime between April and May.

Prescribed burning activities should have little to no impact on access to the refuge public use area. These burns will accomplish refuge management objectives for reducing hazardous accumulations of fuel, decreasing the number of unhealthy and dense stands of forest regeneration, and improving forage and cover for wildlife.

Burning will only occur when weather...

 

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