Ocean Springs, Miss. - Gulf Islands National Seashore will attempt to conduct a controlled burn in the Davis Bayou Area of the national seashore tomorrow (Wednesday, February 26) through Friday, February 28. Acceptable weather conditions are expected starting tomorrow. Visitors are advised to avoid the area west of Park Road, north of Robert McGhee Road, and north of the visitor center complex.
What: Controlled burn in the Davis Bayou Area
Who: National Park Service and cooperators
Where: Davis Bayou Area west of Park Road, north of Robert McGhee Road, and north of the visitor center complex.
When: Wednesday, February 26 through Friday, February 28
Burn operations are dependent on weather conditions, if conditions are right, burning will likely begin around 10 a.m. and end by around 4 p.m. If conditions change the operation will be cancelled. For more information on wildland fire operations please refer to press releases issued on February 6 or contact the park. This season’s prescribed burning is funded by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) to Mississippi. Learn more about the GEBF in Mississippi by visiting https://www.nfwf.org/gulf-environmental-benefit-fund.
About Gulf Islands National Seashore: Created in 1971, the national seashore stretches 160 miles along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida and Mississippi, and includes barrier islands, maritime forests, historic forts, bayous, and marine habitat. Visit us at www.nps.gov/guis, on Facebook www.facebook.com/GulfIslandsNPS, Twitter www.twitter.com/GulfIslandsNPS, and Instagram www.Instagram.com/GulfIslandsNPS.
About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 419 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov, on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice and Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
