Seeing smoke? Prescribed burn planned for Wednesday near Littlerock

The Center for Natural Lands Management is planning to do a prescribed ecological burn at Glacial Heritage Preserve Wednesday afternoon.

The burn is meant to control invasive shrubs and restore prairie habitat for the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. It will cover about 30 acres at the Glacial Heritage Preserve, two miles south-southwest of Littlerock.

The burn is scheduled to start at noon and last about four hours. Wind at that time is expected to blow to the east and drivers on Interstate 5 could see smoke or haze.

To report nuisance smoke, call 360-584-6418. Officials note wildfires or other burns in the vicinity can produce more smoke and that wind direction is a useful means to narrow the source of smoke.

This story was originally published July 12, 2017 at 9:14 AM with the headline "Seeing smoke? Prescribed burn planned for Wednesday near Littlerock."