You may see more smoke in the skies over Rabun County this week. The U.S. Forest Service is scheduled to continue its controlled burn on the Warwoman Wildlife Management Area Monday.
The large-scale burn began on Sunday, April 10. It encompasses approximately 1706 acres along Hale Ridge, 10 miles northwest of Clayton.
Fire managers are actively burning off leaf litter, vegetation, and debris to reduce wildfire hazards and improve the wildlife habitat.
The public should avoid using the Rabun Bald Trail in the Warwoman WMA as the prescribed burn continues.
Fire managers routinely use controlled burns to restore 35,000 acres of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. As weather allows, these prescribed burns take place in October through December, and from early February through May.
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