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The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
With the latest rain on Nov. 21 and with wildfires in the area being contained, a statewide burn ban has been canceled, according to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Jul. 1—ST. PAUL — To help ensure public safety and protect natural resources, the Department of Natural Resources is enacting burning restrictions starting Friday, July 2, for the southern ...
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 Clifton F. McClintic Wildlife Management Area, known locally as "the TNT area", [4] is a naturalized area located in Mason County about 5 miles (8 km) north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Located on 3,655 acres (1,479 ha) of former wartime industrial land, the WMA is occupied by farmland, woodlands, and wetlands encompassing 31 ponds. [2]
Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area is located near Charles Town, West Virginia in Jefferson County. Shannondale Springs WMA is located on 1,361 acres (551 ha) of hills covered with oak - hickory woodlands, brushy areas, and open fields.
Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area is located near Philippi, West Virginia in Barbour and Taylor counties. Located on 3,030 acres (1,230 ha) land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m).
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 ]