TITLE 17: CONSERVATION
CHAPTER V: NATURE PRESERVES COMMISSION
PART 4000 MANAGEMENT OF NATURE PRESERVES
SECTION 4000.250 FIREBREAKS


 

Section 4000.250  Firebreaks

 

Where boundary firebreaks are needed, they shall be constructed in a buffer area outside the preserve if possible.  Firebreaks within a preserve shall be kept to a minimum and shall be constructed only in accordance with the master plan or management schedule.  Temporary firebreaks, made by mowing, raking, or wetting, may be used in conjunction with a prescribed burn, pursuant to Section 4000.435.

 

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 2290, effective January 31, 1994)