Published September 26, 2012, 07:02 AM
Open burning prohibited at Oahe WMA
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it’s prohibiting open burning including campfires on the Oahe Wildlife Management Area along both sides of the Missouri River.
BISMARCK (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it’s prohibiting open burning including campfires on the Oahe Wildlife Management Area along both sides of the Missouri River.
Wildlife resource management supervisor Bill Haase said excessive dry conditions are making woodlands prone to wildfires.
The Oahe is a heavily wooded recreation area that covers more than 16,000 acres along Lake Oahe in portions of Burleigh, Emmons and Morton counties.
The restriction is in place until further notice. Signs are posted at all entrances. Haase said the department is encouraging people using public lands along the river to be extremely cautious when conditions are dry.
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