Natchez Trace Parkway News Release UPDATE: Fire Restrictions Rescinded in Mississippi and Alabama

Date: December 9, 2016
Contact: Mark Mendonca, [phone]

TUPELO, MS – Due to recent rainfall, the Natchez Trace Parkway will rescind all restrictions on open fires effective December 12, 2016 at midnight. These restrictions correspond with the partial state level burn bans issued by Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley.
 
For more information about the Natchez Trace Parkway Fire Management Division, please visit 
https://www.nps.gov/natr/parkmgmt/firemanagement.htm.
 
www.nps.gov
 
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