It s human nature to be concerned when you see smoke rising from a wooded area in East Texas. We are hardwired to perceive fires burning in nature as dangerous and potentially deadly to both wildlife and potentially humans.
While it s crucial to make sure we don t have a wildfire on our hands, seeing that smoke isn t always a bad thing. It may be what is known as
prescribed burning. What?
The
Texas A&M Forest Service says prescribed burning has become one of the most efficient and effective tools for land management in the state of Texas. And apparently, many experts both in the forest service and the