North River Ranger District prescribed burn in Rockingham County today iheart.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iheart.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Steve Knupp
Mar 2, 2021
The USDA Forest Service will begin conducting prescribed burns in Augusta, Highland and Rockingham Counties, Virginia, and Pendleton County, West Virginia, between mid-March and late May 2021. Prescribed burns keep the public and homes safe by reducing the buildup of dried leaves and wood in nearby forest land that can lead to uncontrolled wildfires. Prescribed burns can also improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape.
Augusta County and Highland County, Virginia; and Pendleton County, West Virginia: The 5,427-acre New Road Run burn area is located on the western slope of Shenandoah Mountain on the West Virginia-Virginia state line, immediately west of the Little River Inventoried Roadless area and north of the Ramsey Draft Wilderness. Reddish Knob Road (Forest Service Road 85-5), Little Stoney Road (Forest Service Road 61) and Little Stoney Trail (Forest Trail 1027) will be temporarily closed. For your s
Forest Service plans prescribed burns iheart.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iheart.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.