The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting prescribed burns Tuesday in Marion, Newton and Searcy counties.
In Marion County, a backing burn started at 9:30 two miles northeast of Oakland. A backing burn six miles south of Cotter will begin at 1. These burns will be in effect through Tuesday night at 11:59.
In Newton and Searcy counties an area portion the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests will be under a prescribed burn in the vicinity of Witts Springs. According to the Forest Service, 4,615 acres will be burned in the Big Piney Ranger District.
Daily prescribed burn updates can be found online at fs.usda.gov/ouachita or by calling toll free 1-888-243-1042.
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