We've had brush fires in the forest all week at Pine Jog. They started naturally last weekend when we got a bad storm with several lightening strikes on the property. Several staff members found the fire while hiking one of the trails. Fortunately, it only burned a little over one acre in an area away from any houses or office buildings. The Fire Dept. and Dept. of Forestry made regular checks all week and cut a furrow/break around the burning area. You can see the furrow in the picture to the right. The fire finally burned itself out yesterday. Below are some more pictures of the area.
No one was hurt and no property was damaged. Fire is actually a good thing in the pine flatwoods. Pine Jog had been avoiding burning for various reasons and this was a much needed burn. One staff member said "The forest has spoken." How true?!?
We've had brush fires in the forest all week at Pine Jog. They started naturally last weekend when we got a bad storm with several lightening strikes on the property. Several staff members found the fire while hiking one of the trails. Fortunately, it only burned a little over one acre in an area away from any houses or office buildings. The Fire Dept. and Dept. of Forestry made regular checks all week and cut a furrow/break around the burning area. You can see the furrow in the picture to the right. The fire finally burned itself out yesterday. Below are some more pictures of the area.
No one was hurt and no property was damaged. Fire is actually a good thing in the pine flatwoods. Pine Jog had been avoiding burning for various reasons and this was a much needed burn. One staff member said "The forest has spoken." How true?!?
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