prescribed burn

It’s wildfire season in Florida and one of the biggest threats of climate change is the increased risk of fires across the Southeastern United States. Yet fire, when controlled, can actually help fight the very threat it poses.

The U.S. Forest Service is burning grass and bushes inside the Apalachicola National Forest. Such prescribed burns control wildfire risks while also…

The state is looking to prescribed fires to clean up the massive amount of timber left after Hurricane Michael. Tall Timbers’ Wildland fire scientist,…

The 2018 prescribed burning season has contained dozens of fires across the state of Florida, and the most recent one will take place in Leon County. Over…

Motorists driving in Wakulla County should watch out for smoke, after a prescribed burning in the Apalachicola National Forest Monday. Monday’s prescribed…

Motorists driving through Leon County should be careful in the next couple of days, due to lingering effects of Monday’s prescribed burning in the…

Drivers should be careful as they drive through the Leon County area Monday and Tuesday. A prescribed burn of the Apalachicola National Forest could leave…

Governor Rick Scott is declaring a state of emergency as more than a hundred wildfires flare across the state. With drought conditions spreading and more…

The original date last month was rained out, but Education Coordinator Brian Wiebler confirmed the Tall Timbers Research Station’s yearly Fire Festival…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting prescribed burning workshops for private landowners in North Florida. North Florida…