Prescribed Fire Workshop Set for March 16

 A landowner workshop is scheduled for March 16 from 9 a.m. to noon to discuss prescribed fires.

Linda Byer, District 2 wildlife biologist at the Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Headquarters in North Judson, said the class will teach landowners how to do a prescribed burn on their property.

“That is a burn with a plan,” explained Byer. “It is for a specific location to do a specific job. Another term is controlled burn. It is a managed fire.”

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