Controlled burning is scheduled for June 7-8 on Wollochet Drive NW in the vicinity of Fillmore Street near Gig Harbor. The burning is necessary to prevent the spread of the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, commonly known as Sudden Oak Death (SOD).
Sudden Oak Death is a serious plant disease that attacks many types of plants and trees common to the Pacific Northwest. The disease cannot be contracted by humans.
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Controlled burn planned in Gig Harbor area June 7-8
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