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Feb 5, 2025

Schenck Forest Prescribe Fire January 30, 2025

January 31, 2025 ltimils Update- On January 30, 2025, after much wait for the perfect weather, the first prescribed fire of 2025 was conducted in Schenck Forest. All forest users, Schenck forest neighbors, and stakeholders were informed of the “tentative plan of prescribed burn” via email on January 29th, 2025. The controlled burn was conducted under…

Mar 10, 2023

2023 Precommercial Thinning at Schenck Forest

The North Carolina State University forest managers conducted a pre-commercial thinning at the Schenck Forest from early January 2023, and were able to successfully complete the thinning by first the week of March. This operation had no impact on most activities for users while on the forest. Please see the appended map for a view…

Mar 2, 2023

Schenck Forest prescribed fire March 1st, 2023

*Update- On March 1st, 2023, the first prescribed fire of the year 2023 was conducted very successfully in Schenck Forest. All forest users and Schenck Forest neighbours were made aware of the “tentative plan of prescribed burn” via email on February 28th, 2023. Prescribed Fire Overview Prescribed fire is the planned use of fire under…