Multiple Prescribed Fire Operations across Chattahoochee National Forest

Today, March 20, 2023, multiple prescribed fire operations will occur on three burn units located across all three Ranger Districts in the Chattahoochee National Forest.  Fire managers will use low-intensity fire to remove hazardous fuels such as leaf litter, dead vegetation, and debris, to improve wildlife habitat.  The Chattooga River Ranger District will apply prescribed fire operations to the 338-acre Stonewall prescribed burn unit located near Old Highway 441 and FS Road 20.  The burn is approximately 338 acres.  White Twister Mountain Bike trail will be temporarily closed during firing operations.  The Blue Ridge Ranger District will apply prescribed fire operations to the 95-acre Deaver Boat Ramp prescribed burn unit located on the eastern shoreline of Lake Nottely, approximately 8 miles NW of Blairsville, Ga. in Union County.  The Conasauga Ranger District will apply prescribed fire operations at the 571-acre Mac White Gap prescribed burn unit located approximately 4 miles NE of Summerville, Ga.  Find more info about how the Forest Service in Georgia manages the land with prescribed fire, and discover ways to stay in-the-know with all our planned burn projects at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/conf/fire.