Burn restrictions for area counties have returned as part of the Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan.
The plan allows for controlled pasture burns, ceremonial fires and grilling, but debris piles, crop residue and construction waste cannot be burned through the month of April.
This comes as overall burning sees its typical increase for area counties. Friday’s report via Facebook from Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management shows over 5,300 acres burned across the KVOE listening area from Feb. 3 to March 19. Nearly 80 percent of the area’s acreage has been burned in Chase, Osage and Greenwood counties, with almost 1,700 acres alone in Chase County. Lyon County had over 300 acres burned in the most recent report.
Friday’s report shows almost triple the acreage burned areawide as compared to March 5.
More information about the Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan, including the smoke modeling tool, is available online at www.ksfire.org.
