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Contact: Megan Urban, (409) 951-6721
KOUNTZE, Texas – Big Thicket National Preserve Fire Management will be doing a prescribed burn starting on Friday, March 19th in the Big Sandy Creek Unit continuing through the weekend, weather permitting.
This prescribed burn is anticipated to burn approximately 4,400 acres, located in the Big Sandy Creek Unit. The anticipated burn will take place east of Lily Road and on both sides of Sunflower Road. The Big Sandy Trail will be closed Friday until the prescribed burn is completed and there will no camping permits issued in this area for the safety of visitors. This prescribed burn will be a multi-day process, depending on weather and staffing. Big Thicket Fire Management will be supported by crews from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Zion National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and Yellowstone National Park.
“Prescribed burning is an integral part of a healthy ecosystem and we are looking forward to continuing this process,” stated Superintendent Wayne Prokopetz.
Big Thicket National Preserve is located in Southeast Texas, near the city of Beaumont and 75 miles northeast of Houston. The preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors encompassing more than 113,000 acres. The Big Thicket, often referred to as a “biological crossroads,” is a transition zone between four distinct vegetation types – the moist eastern hardwood forest, the southwestern desert, the southeastern swamp, and the central prairies. Species from all of these different vegetation types come together in the thicket, exhibiting a variety of vegetation and wildlife that has received global interest.
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Last updated: March 27, 2021