Prescribed Burn Today in Whetstone Community

The Andrew Pickens District of the U.S. Forest Service, in cooperation with Clemson University, will conduct a prescribed burn today, April 18, in the Whetstone Community. That could mean smoke in the sky above Mountain Rest. The burn is scheduled to start at 11am and involves 400 acres. According to the Forest Service, this burn has a dual purpose. First to reduce fuels that lead to wildfires and second, vegetative research response by Clemson University.