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Prescribed burns at Fort Ord starting July

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FORT ORD, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The U.S. Army announced Friday that as a part of its ongoing environmental cleanup at the former Fort Ord, they will be conducting a large prescribed burn starting this summer.

They say that during this time, that will take place between July and December, people can expect road and trail closures.

The U.S. Army saying that the prescribed burn is to help remove vegetation within the munitions cleanup area and encourage successful recovery of the rare fire-dependent plant species within the Fort Ord Monument.

If you would like to sign up to learn about when and where these prescribed burns will happen, you can sign up for the Direct Notification Program and complete the registration form online at fortordcleanup.com.

If you register for the Direct Notification Program, the Army will notify you via email, text, or by an automated telephone message that:

  • a prescribed burn could occur shortly (a day or two)
  • when the prescribed burn is started
  • when the prescribed burn is complete
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