Permission has been granted to enable volunteers to carry out controlled burns of the slash piles beside the Ōmārama Stream later this month. Plans will be in place which will include a comprehensive smoke management plan which includes the state highway when the major task of burning the six large piles of slash begins. The slash piles were formed when the stream was cleared of trees and debris after the July and August 2022 floods. The piles sit along the western side of the stream from the... >>> continue reading <<<