The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring in area counties. The burns will take place in wildlife management areas managed by the DNR’s Maquoketa Wildlife Unit in Clinton, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and Scott counties. Some areas scheduled for prescribed burns are Bloody Run, Cow Branch, Ensign Hollow, Volga, Leonard, Sny Magill and Big Springs, in Clayton County; Buffalo Creek, Backbone State Park, Manchester Hatchery and Ram Hollow, in Delaware County; Whitewater and White Pine Hollow, in Dubuque County; Big Mill Creek and Green Island, in Jackson County and Muskrat Slough and Oxford Junction, in Jones County. The DNR prescribed burns are used to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns typically begin mid to late morning and are completed by late afternoon or early evening between mid-March and mid-May. Anyone with questions or concerns should contact DNR wildlife biologist Nick McClimon at 563-219-4148.
