Jones State Forest Prescribed Burn Friday, February 7

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- Preliminary plans (in RED) detail Texas A&M Forest Service conducting prescribed burning operations at W. Goodrich Jones State Forest on Friday, February 7th.

• Starting time: 10:00
• Completion time: 1500
• Mop-up until smoke is extinguished
• Approximately 25 to 50 acres

Considered a standard forest management tool for endangered species habitat restoration, undergrowth vegetation reduction, and providing for community safety, the prescribed burning will take place as weather permits.

The area is located between I-45 and SH 242, south side of FM 1488 within the state forest boundaries.

Objectives:
- Vegetative reduction/reduce the potential of devastating wildfire on state forest land/reduce fuel load
- Restoration of forest ecological habitat for endangered Red-cockaded woodpecker populations
- Improve access and visual landscape aesthetics for safety
- Enhance wildlife habitat by increasing sunlight to the forest floor and desirable flora species
- Inter-departmental training between state and local emergency (fire departments) response resources

W. Jones State Forest
1328 FM 1488 Road
Conroe, TX 77384

LAT 30.229547 N
LONG 95.484968 W

Texas A&M Forest Service will notify the surrounding city and fire officials, as well as area residents and groups who frequent the forest, by email and posting notification signs in adjoining right-of-ways. Agency firefighters and equipment will be stations at the forest as a precautionary measure.
For more information, contact the Texas A&M Forest Service Public Information Officers:
• Stuart Morris – PIO 936-217-7013
• Matt Ford – PIO 281-706-7105
• John Warner – PIO 936-546-3169