The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public that fireworks are prohibited on all DNR-managed lands. Those areas include state parks, forests and state-owned public hunting and fishing areas.
Concerns are high given the dry conditions that dominate Wisconsin, and the DNR notes that exploding fireworks, such as firecrackers, M-80s, bottle rockets and roman candles cause the most fireworks-related wildfires.
Anyone planning on camping in a Wisconsin State Park or forest during the Fourth of July Weekend should enjoy fireworks displays in nearby communities, and not at picnic areas, campsites or other areas within state parks, forests and trails.
As for visiting state parks, a check of reservations in the area showed no available campsites this weekend at Kohler-Andrae, Harrington Beach, or the Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest which includes Mauthe Lake and Long Lake.
Comments