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DNR Advises Burning Brush Piles Before Snow Melts
LITTLE FALLS -- The Minnesota DNR is out with some tips to help you protect your home and property from wildfires this spring.
Linda Gormanson is a DNR Regional Firewise Specialist in Little Falls. She says you can burn vegetative debris without a permit as long as there is still three or more inches of snow on the ground.
Gormanson says once the snow melts and before the vegetation "greens-up", the risk of wildfires becomes too great. She says a burning permit is then required.
The DNR also says this a good time to prune your trees and shrubs away from your home as a way to protect against wildfires.
Gormanson says if you have any questions, contact your fire department, city offices or the DNR.
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