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Peach Orchard Prescribed Burn
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200 Sycamore Street
Elkins,
West Virginia
26241
Agency Name: U.S. Forest Service
Agency Abbreviation
FS
200 Sycamore Street
Elkins,
West Virginia
26241
Agency Name: U.S. Forest Service
Agency Abbreviation
FS
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Elkins, W.Va., March 21, 2022 — Monongahela National Forest plans to burn the Peach Orchard and Lick Mountain Prescribed Burns on Tuesday March 22, if weather conditions continue to be favorable. The 1,119-acre Peach Orchard burn area is located northwest of Blue Bend Recreation Area, specifically south of Forest Road (FR) 797, east of FR 296, north and west of FR 297. Lick Mountain burn area is 405 acres located west of Neola, specifically south and east of FR 796A, west of FR 796 and north and east of FR 796G.
Elkins, W.Va., March 3, 2022 — Monongahela National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burns on 2,964 acres in Greenbrier and Pendleton counties from March through June, weather permitting. The purposes of these burns are to re-establish fire’s natural role in the forest ecosystem, improve forest health and wildlife habitat, and reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires.