The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore plans to conduct a prescribed fire this October near Bass Lake in Benzie County. The fire is a tool intended to restore habitat in forested ecosystems in the park. The 467-acre burn unit is within the National Lakeshore’s Platte River District in Benzie County, between Esch and Peterson Roads and west of M-22. For safety, the White Pine backcountry campground and some of the small roads and trails in the park will be closed to visitors during the active burning period.