Controlled burn on Bramlett Ridge west of Clayton

The U.S. Forest Service conducts controlled burns to reduce wildfire hazards and improve wildlife habitat. (file photo - USFS)

The Chattooga River Ranger District is conducting another controlled burn today in Rabun County. The prescribed fire on the 2,221-acre Bramlett Ridge is approximately 12 miles west of Clayton.

Forestry fire managers are burning dried vegetation and debris in the Chattahoochee-Oconee County National Forest to reduce the danger of wildfires and improve wildlife habitat.

This US Forest Service map highlights the Bramlett Ridge controlled burn area approximately 12 miles west of Clayton. (Source: USFS)

Burn operations were conducted earlier this week in the Warwoman Wildlife Management Area near Clayton.

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