prescribed burns

Don't be alarmed if you see grass fires along some state highways this week.

The Superior National Forest is planning four prescribed burns this fall within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to reduce the threat of wildfires in areas where concentrated blocks of downed timber remain 17 years after a massive windstorm tore through the area.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to alert motorists and residents in central Minnesota to some upcoming prescribed burns. Beginning Wednesday, MnDOT crews will begin the controlled burns as weather permits.