Fort McCoy personnel complete 2020’s first prescribed burns [Image 27 of 37]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

03.04.2020

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

A prescribed burn is shown March 4, 2020, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. A burn like this is managed by the installation prescribed burn team. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the Colorado State University Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 03.04.2020
• Date Posted: 03.27.2020 14:38
• Photo ID: 6153326
• VIRIN: 200304-A-OK556-052
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 6.2 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US