Last Updated on January 20, 2015 7:28 pm
The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct a 255-acre prescribed burn in the Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest, by Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.
The agency will conduct the one-day burn near the Avery County-Caldwell County line, northwest of the Globe area near Anthony Creek.
The Forest Service is conducting the burn as part of the Grandfather Restoration Project, a 10-year project designed to restore 40,000 acres of the Grandfather Ranger District. The project is restoring fire-adapted ecosystems by enhancing conditions for a variety of native plants and wildlife, controlling non-native species and protecting hemlocks against hemlock woolly adelgids.
The safety of the public and firefighters is the highest priority during a prescribed burn.
The public is asked to heed signs posted at trailheads and roads and to stay away from burn areas and closed roads and trails.
Click here to learn more about restoring fire to the mountains.
