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For the first time in several years, the state Department of Natural Resources is carrying out a prescribed burn on state land.

Depending on weather conditions, a prescribed burn could happen in Okanogan County as soon as the week of March 28. The effort is jointly sponsored by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

The prescribed fire operation will cover roughly 250 acres of ground about three miles south of Loomis. The project represents the first state-led controlled burn on state land for the first time in several years.

鈥淲e’re starting with our prescribed fire program, dipping our toe more into broadcast burning, which historically the Tribes, the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, several other land management agencies have conducted,鈥� Kate Williams, prescribed fire program manager for the Washington Department of Natural Resources, told 成人X站 Newsradio.

鈥淏ut this will be the first time in a few years the state is going to be conducting those types of burns again.”

The benefit of these man-made fires is that they reduce the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires. The land-management strategy consumes the brush and needles on the forest floor, gets rid of dense and overgrown growth, and clears the way for more wildlife to expand.

鈥淭he launch of our prescribed fire program marks a significant step forward in accomplishing our bold goals of restoring the health of Washington鈥檚 forests鈥攁nd we鈥檙e bringing this vision to life through proactive collaboration and partnership,鈥� wrote Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz in a news release. 鈥淔orest health treatments, including selective forest thinning and prescribed burning, are the necessary steps to combat our wildfire and forest health crisis.鈥�

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The state has a new Twitter account where one can see where the fires are going to be conducted, possible road closures, and information for people who are smoke sensitive.

INTRODUCING: A Twitter account dedicated to alerts & information on DNR’s prescribed fire program. Follow along to stay up-to-date on upcoming burns and other facts about Washington’s *good* fires.

鈥� Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (@waDNR)

Burns could continue on the western side of the state through July, depending on conditions.

These types of burns are common in the southeast U.S. and the prairie states. They’re not found as often in the Northwest.

成人X站 Newsradio’s Chris Martin contributed to this report.聽