CONTROLLED BURN AT MASHPEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND PROMOTE NATIVE HABITATS
Sat, Apr 16
|Falmouth & FRGC properties
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Regional Fire Program, with support from partner agencies, plan to conduct a series of controlled burns on the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) off of Red Brook and Great Oak Roads in the town of Mashpee and on FRGC properties.
Time & Location
Apr 16, 2022, 7:00 PM
Falmouth & FRGC properties, 25 Sportsman Lane, East Falmouth, MA 02536, USA
About the Event
The prescribed burns will be accomplished by a group of trained wildland fire fighters from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and several other cooperating agencies. Although controlled burning is planned to occur under a tight set of prescribed conditions which minimize impacts to wildlife and the public, there may be some short periods of time when smoke may impair visibility on public roads that pass through the refuge. Refuge personnel will post warning signs to advise drivers of any hazardous conditions. Visitors driving through the Refuge are strongly encouraged to heed warning signs and slow down when visibility is impaired.
Smoke columns produced are expected to be fairly large and visible for several miles. It would be appreciated that if you spot a smoke column and think it may be a wildfire, please call the refuge office at 978-443-4661 or the Mashpee Fire Station at 508-539-1454 to see if…