Thursday, September 9, 2021

Big River WMA burning fields Friday

There will be a controlled burn on the Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area in northern Crittenden County on Friday, Sept. 10.

KDFWR personnel will be torching about 30 acres behind the WMA office off KY 365 between Sturgis and Mattoon.

John Zimmer, manager of the WMA, said there will be a good deal of smoke generated from the fire because moist, green conditions exist in the plant life that will be consumed by the blaze.

The fire will be started after noontime.