See smoke in the sky? Congaree National Park conducting prescribed burn
Prescribed burn this week April14-16 at Congaree National Park
Prescribed burn this week April14-16 at Congaree National Park
You may see smoke in the air across the Midlands next week.
Starting on Monday, contractors from McGary Construction will begin work on the removal and replacement of boardwalk sections B, D, and F, said Congaree National Park officials.
Congaree National Park is closing on Monday afternoon due to the expected weather conditions that Tropical Storm Debby will possible create, said park officials.
Park rangers from Congaree National Park will be conducting a small prescribed burn on Thursday, say officials.
“There are streams on the site, so those needed to be mitigated, and the way we do that, is we purchase or secure mitigation properties in other parts of the counties or area, and that is a tradeoff for any of those wetlands or streams that will be impacted on site,” Ruble says.
Congaree National Park staff will be conducting feral hog management work in the park over the next two weeks, say officials.
Congaree National Park will be increasing their nightly campsite reservation fees starting Jan. 1, 2023.
Prescribed burn scheduled for Wednesday, November 9 in Congaree National Park
Officials with the National Park Service say there will be a prescribed burn at Congaree National Park during the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.