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Subscriber only Planned ground and aerial burning will be undertaken on Friday April 23 within the Mount Archer National Park and State Forest and Flat Top Range Resources Reserve. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships (QPWSP) advised it is a part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests. As a result, smoke may be seen in the Mount Archer, Rockhampton and Flat Top Range areas. Smoke may be visible in these areas over several days as fire moves around within containment lines. The aim of this burning is to reduce the volume of forest fuels on ridgetops and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas.
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Rockhampton residents are being warned to close their windows and doors with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships conducting planned aerial burning within Mount Archer National Park and State Forest and Flat Top Range Resources on Saturday.
Smoke may be seen in the Mount Archer, Rockhampton and Flat Top Range areas and may be visible in these areas over several days as fire moves around within containment lines.
The planned burn is part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests.
The aim of the burn is to reduce the volume of forest fuels on ridgetops and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas.