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Shenandoah National Park plans prescribed burns

March 6, 2025 · Source: National Park Service

Firefighters on the burn line during a prescribed burn in Big Meadows in 2024. — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Fire managers at Shenandoah National Park plan to burn approximately 40 acres of Big Meadows and approximately 20 acres in the park’s headquarters between March 11 and April 30, 2025, weather permitting.

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