In 2024, DEM used prescribed fire on 130 acres of state land. This burn is part of ongoing efforts to prevent wildfires and manage the ecosystem. The Prudence Island Community Wildfire Protection Plan ...

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Besides Prudence Island in Portsmouth and Dutch Island in Jamestown, other areas include parts of Exeter, West Greenwich, Coventry, Richmond, Glocester, and South Kingstown. Image Credit: DEM DEM’s ...

The first prescribed burn of 2025 will take place, weather permitting, on Prudence Island. All prescribed burns typically ... reliable “burn window” in which to conduct a prescribed fire. A burn ...