Controlled Burning along the Natchez Trace Parkway

Date: January 3, 2007

The Natchez Trace Parkway has released its prescribed fire (controlled burning) schedule for 2007. From January through June, prescribed fire operations will be conducted at various locations along the Parkway (See table below).

Prescribed Fire Name	Milepost		Prescribed Fire Name	Milepost
Big Tree Vista	439.4		Trace East-South	232.8-236.7
Fall Hallow	391.9		HWY 15 Access Island	214.4
ML Hiking Trails North	385.9		HWY 82 NE Access Island	204.4
Old Trace Drive	375.8-377.6		HWY 82 SE Access Island	204.3
Misc. Cherokee Lease Tracts	Cherokee Ranger District		HWY 9 Access Island	195.3
Needs Center	265.1-266.5		HWY 12 NE Access Island	165.7
Tockshish Pullout	249.6		HWY 12 SW Access Island	165.4
Trace West-North	243.2- 245.9		Rocky Springs Campground	54.0-55.0
Chickasaw Agency Pullout	241.4		Port Gibson Kudzu	37.4-38.0

Prescribed fire is a useful and cost effective tool for managing the forests and grasslands that encompass the Parkway. The benefits of using prescribed fire include reducing the buildup of dead woody material, decreasing the risk of catastrophic wildfire, perpetuating fire dependent vegetation, reducing exotic vegetation, providing habitat and forage for animals, and restoring the natural role of fire in a healthy ecosystem.