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Air Force base conducting ‘controlled burn’ at Huffman Prairie

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Staff Report Updated 2:29 PM Tuesday, November 3, 2009

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Seeing smoke? Wright Patterson Air Force Base environmental personnel and Ohio Department of Natural Resources staff are conducting a controlled burn of Huffman Prairie today, Nov. 3.

Huffman Prairie, the field where Wilbur and Orville Wright flew their plane more than a century ago to demonstrate practical flight, is part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It also is a unit of the National Park Service’s Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

The controlled burn is used to maintain and expand existing prairie vegetation as well as prohibit the spread of invasive woody species in an effort to restore Huffman Prairie to its natural state, base officials said Friday, Oct. 30, in announcing the plan. The fire will send up black smoke which will be visible to nearby residents, base personnel and those traveling on thoroughfares near the base, officials said.

You actually have to READ or LISTEN to the news to GET the news. This was advertised well in advance. Sheesh!
Haha
9:40 PM, 11/3/2009
Sorry, WTF, but you're SO wrong. This WAS in the paper well in advance. Regardless, I don't know why you'd have seen smoke "near" you're home, unless you live on the prarie.
Karpis
9:28 PM, 11/3/2009
finally, the burn is over and I can go home, even if it's a bit scorched and my food sources are gone ...
prairie dog
8:23 PM, 11/3/2009
Hey guys......we have to get off of the DDN backs about poor reporting.....Channel 2 news website. go look. the educated weatherman spelled real estate realistate the article was abut the burn at WPAFB and or you who dont know....its done twice a year. has been for a LONG time
John
7:23 PM, 11/3/2009
This was in the DDN last week as well.
d
7:13 PM, 11/3/2009
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