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Olson is located at the southern end of Backbone Mountain northeast of Parsons in Tucker County, West Virginia. The southern end of Backbone Mountain is the site of West Virginia's first fire tower, originally built by the state in 1922. [1] This tower was later given to Monongahela National Forest, which replaced it in 1963 with the current tower.
Barton Knob is a mountain summit located on Cheat Mountain in southeastern Randolph County, West Virginia. Easily accessible during warm-weather months, Bickle Knob is also home to one of the few remaining fire towers in Monongahela National Forest.
The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, US.It protects over 921,000 acres (3,727 km 2; 1,439 sq mi) of federally managed land within a 1,700,000 acres (6,880 km 2; 2,656 sq mi) proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Region and portions of 10 counties.
West Virginia contains a network of eight state forests that help to protect over 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) of wooded lands in the state. Most of the forests are managed by the West Virginia Division of Forestry, although Kanawha State Forest is managed as a state park by the Division of Natural Resources.
Custer Peak Fire Lookout, Lawrence Co SD, 6713' original wooden tower built in 1911, replaced in 1935 and replaced with the current rock lookout tower in 1941; Summit Ridge Fire Lookout, 6,082', 67.5' tower, last staffed in 1972; Rankin Ridge Fire Lookout, Wind Cave National Park, replaced the Crow's Nest Peak tower, 5,013'
A large brush fire broke out on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Bergen County in northern New Jersey, near New York City. Wildfires erupt in New Jersey, fueled by dry, windy conditions Skip to ...
Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York state Monday totaling roughly 2,500 acres, with the largest in Ulster and Orange counties. Captain Scott Jackson, a Fire Management Officer for the ...
Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area is located in Wyoming County near Pineville, West Virginia.Located on 47.9 acres (19.4 ha) that includes a small lake, the open fields of the WMA are bordered by steep hardwood forest.