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Controlled burn sends plume of smoke down the coast

Smoke from a controlled burn at Harmony Headlands drifts down the coastline in the sky over Morro Bay on Wednesday evening.
Smoke from a controlled burn at Harmony Headlands drifts down the coastline in the sky over Morro Bay on Wednesday evening. dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com

State Parks conducted a controlled burn Wednesday at Harmony Headlands.

The fire, which sent a plume of smoke south to Morro Bay, was located in the southwest corner of the park from the main stock pond to the coast.

It was “part of a prescribed fire program for habitat management” and was intended to help keep native grasslands healthy, according to State Parks.

The park was closed for the day.

This story was originally published November 15, 2017 at 4:20 PM with the headline "Controlled burn sends plume of smoke down the coast."

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