Burn Ban Lifted Here, But Watch Where You Camp

City of Muskego officials say it's now OK to burn, but if you're taking the family on a weekend camping trip, there may still be restrictions depending on your destination.

Emphasizing that the drought is not over, state fire control officials at the Department of Natural Resources will lift emergency burning restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Saturday July 28 in all or those parts of Dane, Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Richland and Sauk counties that are within Department of Natural Resources protection areas.

The DNR outlined the areas on and off the restricted list in a recent release.

Campfire bans will also be lifted at 12:01 a.m. Saturday July 28 in the following state parks properties: Big Foot Beach, Lapham Peak, Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest and the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.

Emergency burning restrictions remain in place in all or parts of 11 counties including: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca and Waushara counties, and portions of Jackson, Juneau, Monroe and Wood counties.