FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — The National Park Service announced they’re conducting a prescribed fire at the Chickamauga Battlefield on March 5th and 6th. NPS says the planned burn will span approximately 850 acres near Viniard-Alexander Road, east of LaFayette Road and west of Alexander Bridge Road.
Those areas include:
- West Viniard Alexander
- Central Viniard Alexander
- East Viniard Alexander
- Brotherton East
NPS says there may be another potential burn in Brotherton North, east of LaFayette Road and north of Brotherton Road. Officials note this is the third of five prescribed burns taking place in the next several years.
The Park Service says the goal of these fires are:
- Restore, protect and maintain the historic and cultural landscapes; Restore and maintain fire-adapted plant communities;
- Reduce hazard fuel accumulations;
- Eradicate invasive woody and exotic vegetation species which compete with native vegetation; and
- Maintain and promote suitable conditions for limestone glade communities.
The U.S. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, Catoosa County fire fighters, and Walker County fire fighters are assisting the NPS with this prescribed fire…