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Photos: Iowa DNR burns 320 acres at Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County
Very low humidity made the burn possible on Tuesday.
Apr. 8, 2025 6:33 pm
Lake Macbride park ranger Jason Dykstra uses a drip torch to set a prescribed fire during at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County on Tuesday. The Iowa DNR took the opportunity afforded by very low humidity to burn 320 acres of land that would not normally be easy to burn. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Smoke rises from fires set during a controlled burn at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County on Tuesday. The Iowa DNR took the opportunity afforded by very low humidity to burn 320 acres of the nearly 14,000 acres of the management area that would not normally be easy to burn. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Smoke rises from fires set during a controlled burn at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County on Tuesday. The Iowa DNR took the opportunity afforded by the very low humidity to burn 320 acres of land that would not normally be easy to burn. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Flames engulf vegetation during a controlled burn at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County on Tuesday. The Iowa DNR took the opportunity afforded by the very low humidity to burn 320 acres of land that would not normally be easy to burn. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Burned vegetation is seen during a controlled burn at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County on Tuesday. The Iowa DNR took the opportunity afforded by the very low humidity to burn 320 acres of land that would not normally be easy to burn. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
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