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Wall of fire
Published Saturday, April 19, 2008
A wall of fire burns Saturday afternoon during a controlled burn across the road from the ethanol plant west of Fergus Falls.
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The point of this was???
Posted by Brandon (anonymous) on April 20, 2008 at 3:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
People might be wondering why there's a burnt field... (Not everyone knows about controlled burnings...)
Posted by eagle_eye (anonymous) on April 20, 2008 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Interesting photo, but nothing on the reason for the controlled burn. Not everyone knows the various reason for this sort of fire.
Posted by horseygirl (anonymous) on April 21, 2008 at 12:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would like to know why the DNR, even with a controlled burn, can burn during a statewide burning ban. Also, I wonder how many nests they destroyed during this burn. Why does the DNR have to pick prime nesting season to burn, burn, burn everything in sight?
Posted by bucksteel (anonymous) on April 21, 2008 at 1:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
First, there is not a statewide burning ban in effect.
http://news.dnr.state.mn.us/index.php/20...
Second, it's very early in the nesting season (not "prime season") - birds that have to relocate because of the fire will nest again elsewhere.
I'd encourage you to learn more about prescribed burning - perhaps your negative opinions will change as a result.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/firewise/pres...
Posted by sweetminnesota (anonymous) on April 21, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Very well said bucksteel!
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