2020 wildfire season: prescribed burning is under way (Feb 3rd)

Prescribed burning season in New Jersey has started. Prescribed burns are necessary to reduce wildfire risk. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service NJFFS) has not yet done a press release announcing that the prescribed burn season is under way. It still may be a little too early for that. I will link to the 2020 press release from the NJFFS when one is released. Prescribed burns are done, weather permitting.

Recent prescribed burns that I know about were scheduled as follows:

JANUARY 29TH

DIVISION B:
BURLINGTON COUNTY:
- Warton State Forest, Tabernacle Township
MONMOUTH COUNTY:
- Wall Township, Allaire State Park
OCEAN COUNTY:
- Little Egg Harbor, East side of township near the bay

JANUARY 30th

DIVISION B
BURLINGTON COUNTY:
- Washington Township, Wharton State Forest
MONMOUTH COUNTY:
- Manalapan Township, Monmouth Battlefield State Park
OCEAN COUNTY:
- Manchester Township, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest

DIVISION C:
CAPE MAY COUNTY:
- Middle Township, Cape May Costal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area


FEBRUARY 1 and 2nd

DIVISION A:
PASSAIC COUNTY:
- West Milford - Ringwood State Park
SOMERSET COUNTY:
- Bernards - Lord Sterling EEC
- Bernardsville - NJ Audubon
SUSSEX COUNTY:
- Andover - Kittatinny Valley State Park
- Vernon - Wawayanda State Park

DIVISION B:
BURLINGTON COUNTY:
- Pemberton - Brendan T Byrne State Forest
- Washington - Wharton State Forest
OCEAN COUNTY:
- Eagleswood - Bass River State Forest
- Manchester - Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
- Jackson - Colliers Mills WMA
MONMOUTH COUNTY:
- Wall - Allaire State Park
- Millstone - Prospertown WMA