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Mississippi agency schedules prescribed-burning meetings for landowners

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has scheduled two meetings for landowners and land managers interested in prescribed burning. The sessions will cover forming Prescribed Burn Associations and how working together can improve wildlife habitat.

A meeting for Amite and Wilkinson counties is scheduled for November 17 in Liberty. Another, for Lincoln and Copiah counties, is set for December 15 in Brookhaven. Both meetings run from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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Attendance is free, and a meal will be provided. Pre-registration is required at least three days before each meeting.

Source: Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."