Prescribed Burns Benefit Triangle’s Game Lands

Starting a prescribed burn. Media: Hi-res versions of these images may be downloaded here. Please credit the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 23, 2004) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will conduct prescribed burns on two Triangle-area game lands over the next few months.

Staff intends to burn 1,478 acres of forest on Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land near Falls Lake and 1,214 acres on Jordan Game Land near Jordan Lake. Depending on weather conditions, the burns will begin the first week in January and will continue intermittently through the second week of May.

Adjacent landowners will be informed prior to each planned burn.
Prescribed burning reduces the risk of a forest fire by clearing the forest floor of leaf litter and underbrush, which are the main fuels of an uncontrolled wildfire. Wildlife also benefits. When fire clears the understory, herbaceous plants can sprout, providing food and cover.

All personnel involved in the prescribed burns are professionals with certification from the N.C. Forest Service.

For more information, call the Wildlife Commission’s Division of Wildlife Management at (919) 733-7291.

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