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Since 1988, the state of Maryland has enacted the full statutory ban in 1988, 1995, 1999 and 2006 and the less stringent regulatory ban four times, in 1991, 1998, 2001 and 2002.
DNR announced a statewide burn ban in Maryland, starting Nov. 1, due to extremely dry conditions across the state leading to an above average number of wildfires.
Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area is located in Morgan and Berkeley Counties in West Virginia 's Eastern Panhandle. It encompasses 22,928 acres (92.79 km 2 ), mostly covered with mixed oak and pine forest, although about 3,500 acres (14 km 2 ) are covered with mixed hardwoods . [ 1 ]
Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA, about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of Jacksonburg on County Route 82. It is located on 13,590 acres (5,500 ha) of steep terrain with narrow valleys and ridgetops.
Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area is located on 11,772 acres (4,764 ha) in Mason County near Southside, West Virginia. [2] Second growth oak-hickory and mixed hardwoods forests cover much of the rolling and moderately steep slopes.
The purpose depends on your property and your goals. Controlled burns can reduce wildfire risk by reducing fuel in a forest. Fire can be used to control invasive plants or to thin overgrown stands.
Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area is located in Hancock County near New Cumberland, West Virginia. Located on 2,212 acres (895 ha) of former farmland, the flat bottoms and rolling hills provide open fields, old orchards and small forest lots. [2] From New Cumberland, follow WV Route 8 east about 4 miles (6.4 km) to Gas Valley Road.
Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area is 1,470 acres (590 ha) of steeply forested woodlands located near Milton, West Virginia in Cabell County. Mill Creek WMA can be accessed from Johns Creek Road about three miles north from the Milton exit of I-64. [2]