Prescribed fires are scheduled for this fall in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, including two locations in Oconto County.
Eric Britton, a public affairs specialist at the forest headquarters in Rhinelander, said burns are planned at Oconto River Savannahs 1, north and west of Riverside Road and southeast of Waubee Lake; and Twin Pine 4, 6, 8, 11 and 12, near the intersection of forest roads 2307 and 2301 north of state Highway 64.
“We estimate this work to continue through the fall as weather conditions allow,” Britton said. “We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.”
Other burns are scheduled in Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer and Taylor counties.
“Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns,” Britton said. “Those areas may close to the public for several days for public safety.”