Prescribed burns help promote ecosystem health by removing invading brush, decreasing dead grass and leaf litter and promoting the growth of vegetation, as shown in this undated photo. There will be several prescribed burns in the Lakewood area in spring and summer, according to the U.S. Forest Service. (Wisconsin DNR)
Several prescribed burns are planned this spring and summer throughout northern Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, including at five locations in Oconto County.
“We estimate this work to continue through the summer as weather conditions allow,” said Eric Britton, a public affairs specialist based at the forest’s headquarters in Rhinelander. “We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.”…