STATEWIDE BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DESPITE WEEKEND RAIN FOR SOME AREAS
Persistent dry weather and increasing rainfall deficits from the last several months have left most of the state needing 10 inches of rain or more. All open burning is prohibited.
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Timber Loss Relief Program Now Accepting Applications through June 12
The program is designed to partially compensate private landowners with at least 10 contiguous acres of moderate to catastrophic timber loss from Hurricane Helene.
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Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest to be closed for annual permitted turkey hunts
The forest will be closed to the public Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. The forest will resume normal operations Sunday, April 26 at 11 a.m.
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