Prescribed burn at Ngarkat Conservation Park
Date posted: 03 May 2024
A prescribed burn is planned at Ngarkat Conservation Park, in the Murraylands, on Monday 6 May 2024, weather conditions permitting.
- The prescribed burn will start at 11am and is likely to be completed by 5pm the same day.
- The area to be burnt is 50 hectares within the park, about 40km south of Lameroo.
- This is a landscape protection burn to reduce the likelihood of the whole park burning in a single bushfire event
- Piggery Track will be closed throughout the burn.
- Smoke may be visible from Ngarkat Highway, Baan Hill Road and the Pertendi Campgrounds.
- National Parks and Wildlife Service crews will remain on site until safe.
NPWSSA conducts a statewide program of prescribed burns to reduce the spread and intensity of bushfires, protect communities and enhance biodiversity.
Prescribed burning is just one tool used to reduce fuel loads across strategic areas of public and private land.Prescribed burns will only be carried out when it is deemed safe to do so and may be cancelled at short notice.
For the most up-to-date information and to find a list of planned prescribed burns, visit the DEW website.
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