March 17, 2022 - Greg Grant will be conducting a controlled burn at his Rebel Eloy Emanis Pine Savanna and Bird Sanctuary in Arcadia Sunday, March 20th.
In addition to creating a scenic, open, park-like pine forest and promoting native grasses and wildflowers, regular prescribed fire reduces fuel loads decreasing the chance of catastrophic fires during the summer; controls underbrush, diseases, and insects; and promotes wildlife habitat for deer, turkey, quail, pollinators, and pine savanna songbirds like brown-headed nuthatches, pine warblers, Bachman’s sparrows, and red-cockaded woodpeckers.
For more information on prescribed fire, visit the websites for the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service.
