News Release Archives - May 2007
May 16, 2007
Game and Fish Removes Oahe WMA Ban on Open Fires
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has removed the open fire ban on the Oahe Wildlife Management Area effective immediately, according to Jeb Williams, wildlife resource management supervisor.
“We have seen a significant green-up in this area as a result of recent rains,” Williams said. “Right now we are less concerned with fuel loads in that area.”
Open fires, including campfires, were prohibited this spring on Game and Fish managed property south of Bismarck and Mandan along both sides of the Missouri River.
“In March and April of each year, because these woodlands are exceptionally prone to wildfires prior to spring green-up, the Game and Fish Department bans open fires due to the combination of high use by recreationists and heavy vegetative fuel loads,” Williams said.
Oahe WMA covers more than 16,000 acres along Lake Oahe south of Bismarck-Mandan, in portions of Burleigh, Emmons and Morton counties.
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