U.S. Fish and Wildlife is conducting a prescribed burn today on about 45 acres at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
#USFWS Firefighters on the #prescribedfire at #PeaIslandNWR, North Carolina working along Rt 12. @NWSMoreheadCity @ncforestservice #GoodFire #RxFire #NCFire pic.twitter.com/gnH2KWD3tM
— USFWS Fire SE (@USFWSFireSE) November 4, 2020
The agency said its plan was to use the wind to keep smoke away from N.C. 12 and the power lines.
A prescribed burn (or controlled burn) is an intentional burning of vegetation the agency employs to restore and maintain wildlife habitat on most of the 2 million acres of state game lands used by hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers
