Natchez Trace Parkway News Release UPDATE: Fire Restrictions Rescinded in Mississippi and Alabama

Natchez Trace Parkway News Release UPDATE: Fire Restrictions Rescinded in Mississippi and Alabama

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Dec. 9, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

TUPELO, MS - Due to recent rainfall, the Natchez Trace Parkway will rescind all restrictions on open fires effective Dec. 12, 2016 at midnight. These restrictions correspond with the partial state level burn bans issued by Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley.

For more information about the Natchez Trace Parkway Fire Management Division, please visit

https://www.nps.gov/natr/parkmgmt/firemanagement.htm.

www.nps.gov

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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