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CW Has Stellar Spring Burn Season
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| Agency |
Acres
Burned |
% of Natural
Acres Held |
| Cook FPD |
775 |
1.4 |
| DuPage FPD |
1,198 |
5.5 |
| Kane FPD |
750 |
7.6 |
| Kendall FPD |
070 |
12.7 |
| Lake FPD |
1,314 |
11.9 |
| McHenry FPD |
1,900 |
12.7 |
| Will FPD |
424 |
4.7 |
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"Overall, this was by far the best burn season in ten years," said Drew Ullberg, director of planning and development for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.
Taking advantage of several weeks of dry weather this past spring, forest preserve districts burned almost 6,000 acres. While high winds sometimes precluded the usual spring focus on grasslands, crews shifted to woodlands that they were unable to burn last fall due to cool, damp conditions.
— Alison Carney Brown
See also in this issue — Field Notes: Frequent Fire Miles, about a study showing frequent burns are needed to maintain high-quality prairie.
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