Green Mountain National Forest

Because of drought conditions in the state, the Green Mountain National Forest is currently under fire restrictions. That means campfires are only allowed in designated areas, but not everyone is following the rules. Vermont Public's Nina Keck watched as wildland firefighters responded to an unattended campfire over the weekend.

Every Vermont county has a fire ban as of Monday, and the Green Mountain National Forest is also restricting campfires.

A local nonprofit has applied for a special exemption to rebuild the South Pond backcountry cabin, which burned down in 2018.

Dozens of prescribed burns take place each year in Vermont. The point of these fires is to help wildlife.

Forest supervisors use fire almost every year to manage for wildlife habitat — including grassy, open areas and oak forests — as well as supporting plant diversity and making forests more resilient to fires during droughts.

After years of study and comment, the U.S. Forest Service has a proposed plan to manage 70,000 acres of federal forest and private land primarily in Rutland County. That includes timber harvests in about 12,000 acres. The agency says it will improve forest health, but some advocates say it’s a bad idea in the face of climate change.

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