Prescribed Burning Planned for FY2024

USDA Forest Service fuels management specialists take great care and precaution while planning for environmentally important prescribed burning in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Highly trained USDA Forest Service fuels specialists are taking great care and precaution as they prepare to conduct environmentally important prescribed burning in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Prescribed burning will only be conducted as closely monitored weather conditions allow and the objectives can be met.

Planning and Preparing is Essential to Safety

Standard operating procedures are followed to authorize prescribed burns. These procedures include burn plan development and coordination, site preparation, public notifications, weather, and forecast monitoring and validation.
The public will be notified about planned and active prescribed burns through social media on Facebook; and Twitter/X: @CNNF002. Maps and additional details are also available through district offices.

Benefits of Prescribed Burning

Prescribed burning is one method that the USDA Forest Service uses to reduce hazardous fuels and maintain our ecosystem within our National Forests and Grasslands. Applying prescribed burns on the land at the right place, at the right time, under the right conditions benefits the land and the surrounding communities.
Prescribed burning can assist with wildland fire mitigation. Prescribed burns can reduce thick, overgrown vegetation and dead/downed trees that can lead to uncontrolled wildland fires.

2024 Potential Summer/Fall Burn Units

These are units that may be burned late this summer and through the fall, if conditions allow and adequate staffing is available.

West Zone (listed roughly north to south)

Name	District	Size (acres)	Timing	County	Legal location
Ax-Head Red	WA	95	Fall	Bayfield	T49N R7W Secs 25, 26, 35
NWS Block F/H (Partial)	WA	1293	Fall	Bayfield	T48N R7W Secs 15, 16, 17, 20, 21
NWS Block A (Southeast)	WA	1324	Fall	Bayfield	T48N R8W Secs 24 and 25 T48N R7W Secs 19, 29, 30
Day Lake Campground	GD	10	Fall	Ashland	T43N R4W Secs 20, 29, 30
Illuminati Elk Opening	GD	15	Fall	Ashland	T42N R4W Sec 22
Moose Lake Campground	GD	7.5	Fall	Sawyer	T41N R5W Sec 20
Black Lake Campground	GD	15	Fall	Sawyer	T41N R5W Sec 36
Drake Creek Openings 1 and 2	GD	67	Fall	Sawyer	T41N R6W Sec 33
Little Cranberry	GD	34	Fall	Sawyer	T40N R6W Sec 15
Riley 7, 8 and 10	MPF	546	Fall	Price	T39N R3E Secs 20, 30, 31
Mondeaux Dam 1 and 2	MPF	15	Fall	Taylor	T33N R1W Secs 13, 14, 24
West Point Campground	MPF	16	Fall	Taylor	T33N R1W Sec 25
Chippewa Campground	MPF	17	Fall	Taylor	T32N R3W Secs 26, 35, 36

Eagle River-Florence District

Location	Acres	Type	County	Specific Site
Vista	10	Grass	Vilas	T41N R11 E S26
Grub Hoe	34	Grass	Florence	T39N R15E S13
Tatanka 1	20	Grass	Florence	T39N R15E S18
Tatanka 2	13	Grass	Florence	T39N R15E S18

Great Divide District

Location	Acres	Type	County	Specific Site
Forest Lodge Cow Pasture	1.5	Grass/Brush	Bayfield	T43N R6W Sec 15
Chippewa Camp	20	Grass/Brush	Bayfield	T43N R5W Secs 14, 15
Day Lake Campground	10.5	Timber/Brush	Ashland	T43N R4W Secs 29, 30
Garden Oak TS 4, 5 & 6	104	Timber	Sawyer	T43N R6W Secs 26, 27
Hope Openings 1 & 3	2.5	Grass/Brush	Sawyer	T42N R6W Sec 12
204 Openings 2 & 3	6.5	Grass/Brush	Sawyer	T42N R5W Sec 17
Glidden Pollinator Gardens 3 & 5	2	Grass	Ashland	T42N R6W Sec 2
Moose Lake Campground	7.5	Timber	Sawyer	T41N R5W Sec 20
Black Lake Campground	15	Timber	Sawyer	T41N R5W Sec 36

Lakewood-Laona District

Location	Acres	Type	County	Specific Site
Bluegill	3	Grass	Oconto	T33N R15E S2
Knowles Creek	21	Grass	Forest	T34N R16E S22
Dusty Trails 1	2	Grass	Oconto	T31N R17E S16
Oconto River Savannahs 1	60	Grass	Oconto	T33N R17E S18
Oconto River Savannahs 2	54	Grass	Oconto	T33N R17E S20
Sleeping Bear 3	42	Timber Litter	Oconto	T31N R17E S1
Sleeping Bear 5	6	Grass	Oconto	T31N R17E S12
Sleeping Bear 7	24	Timber Litter	Oconto	T31N R17E S1
Sleeping Bear 8	248	Grass/Timber	Oconto	T31N R17E S12
Sleeping Bear 14	24	Timber Litter	Oconto	T31N R17E S24
Twin Pine 6	55	Grass/Timber	Oconto	T31N R17E S33
Twin Pine 11	29	Timber Litter	Oconto	T31N R17E S33
Twin Pine 13	78	Grass/Timber/Slash	Oconto	T31N R17E S34
Twin Pine 15	86	Grass/Slash	Oconto	T31N R17E S34
Twin Pine 16	95	Grass/Timber	Oconto	T31N R17E S34
Dusty Trails 5	221	Grass/Timber	Oconto	T31N R17E S22
Dusty Trails 6	251	Grass/Timber	Oconto	T31N R17E S22
Dusty Trails 7	54	Timber Litter	Oconto	T31N R17E S22
Dusty Trails 9	45	Timber Litter/Slash	Oconto	T31N R17E S25
Thunder Barrens 3	28	Grass	Oconto	T33N R17E S23
Thunder Barrens 4	17	Grass	Oconto	T33N R17E S23
Thunder Barrens 5	23	Grass	Oconto	T33N R17E S23
Thunder Barrens 6	28	Grass	Oconto	T33N R17E S23
Oconto River Seed Orchard (ORSO) - WP1	39	Grass/Slash	Langlade	T32N R15E S31
ORSO - WP3	10	Grass/Slash	Langlade	T32N R15E S31
ORSO - JP304	6	Grass/Slash	Langlade	T32N R15E S31
ORSO - A99-12	4	Grass/Slash	Langlade	T32N R15E S31

Medford-Park Falls District

Location	Acres	County	Type	Specific Site
Buffalo Farm (Units 6 & 8)	97.5	Grass	Price	T40N R2E Sec 24
Riley WMA (Units 4E, 5, 6, 9)	1104	Grass/Brush	Price	T39N R2E Secs 24, 25, 35, 36 T39N R3E Secs 30, 31
Wilson Flowage 1 & 2	155	Grass/Brush	Price	T38N R2E Secs 2, 10, 11
West Point Campground	16	Timber	Taylor	T33N R1W Sec 25
Medford Farm 4 & 10	40	Grass	Taylor	T32N R3W Sec 24
Chippewa Campground	17	Timber	Taylor	T32N R3W Secs 26, 35, 36

Washburn District

Location	Acres	Type	County	Transects
Axe Head	12	Slash	Bayfield	T49N R7W Sec 27
Lenewax	140	Timber/Brush	Bayfield	T48N R7W Sec 4
Half Section	26	Slash	Bayfield	T48N R7W Sec 5
Northwest Sands Block J	956	Timber/Brush	Bayfield	T48N R8W Sec 12 and T48N R7W Secs 7, 8, 17
Northwest Sands Block B	897	Timber/Brush	Bayfield	T48N R8W Sec 25 and T48N R7W Secs 29, 30, 31, 32
Badger Pocket	48	Grass/Brush	Bayfield	T48N R7W Sec 36
419	37	Grass/Brush	Bayfield	T47N R7W Secs 10, 11