The USDA Forest Service plans to conduct prescribed fires this fall and upcoming spring on the Hoosier National Forest. Prescribed fire is used to maintain, restore or improve early successional ...

Hoosier National Forest contains more than 202,800 acres (82,070 hectares) and sits about a 2-hour drive south of downtown Indianapolis. 84° Make wishtv.com your home page ...

Oak sprouts two months after the prescribed burn on Hoosier National Forest. One side effect of prescribed burning is smoke. USFS said fire managers rely on scientific data to choose days of ...

Prescribed fires planned on national ... the plan includes 7,042 acres on the East Zone and 3,248 acres on the West Zone of the Hiawatha National Forest, ... An online map of this plan ...

Prescribed burns will be happening soon in the Hoosier National Forest. The burns are part of the U.S. Forest Service’s management plan to maintain, restore and improve early successional ...

The Hoosier National Forest has 12 areas slated for possible prescribed burns this spring. “As soon as the weather breaks and we get a few warm drying days, we could start burning,” said ...

Staff members at the Hoosier National Forest are burning parts of the forest in an attempt keep the forest healthy and prevent more severe fires. In the last 100 years, fire in landscapes across ...