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Forest Service to a conduct prescribed burn near New Castle, VA in Craig C
GWJ National Forest Prescribed Burns
Publication Type: News 03/21/2022
Location: The 302-acre Mill Creek Unit 1 prescribed burn will take place east of Fenwick Mines Recreation Area in Craig County, Virginia.
Date and Time: The Forest Service will begin ignitions on Tuesday, March 22, 2021. This prescribed burn will be completed in one day. Firefighters will continue to monitor the area for several days after the burn.
Objective: Prescribed burns improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape. Safety is the Forest Service’s top priority, and Forest fire managers will conduct the prescribed burn only under appropriate weather conditions.
Additional Information: Smoke from the area may be visible from New Castle, Barbours Creek and Oriskany. Depending on wind direction on the day of the burn, residents of Oriskany and the Craig Creek Valley along County Road 615 (Craigs Creek Road) may smell smoke.
For more information on our prescribed burn program, please contact the Eastern Divide Ranger District Office at (540) 552-4641.
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