Mike Dougherty

Mike Dougherty

Mike Dougherty is the Director of Communications and Public Engagement for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, District 6, an 11-county region in southeast Minnesota. Prior to joining MnDOT, he was a reporter and editor at the Post Bulletin newspaper in Rochester.

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A low fire burns in vegetation in a ditch along a highway while a worker with fire gear and a drip torch looks on.

Prescribed Burn Team Treats State Highway Ditches With a Dose of Fire

Prescribed burns in road ditches and grassy fields are a necessary component in the Driftless to control noxious weeds and trees and spur growth of desirable vegetation. Mike Dougherty follows a crew in southeastern Minnesota as they spend an autumn day working near Interstate 90.

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