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Mississippi Prescribed Fire Council meeting draws 91 attendees

The Mississippi Prescribed Fire Council’s biennial membership meeting drew 91 attendees, including private landowners, state and federal agency staff, forestry consultants, natural resource professionals and other partners interested in advancing prescribed fire in Mississippi.

The meeting featured presentations and discussions on burning on private lands, prescribed fire research, wildlife management and ways the Fire Council can better serve its members. The council said it is back and plans to build on momentum from the meeting.

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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks directed property owners seeking information about using prescribed fire to manage their land to www.mdwfp.com/privatelands.

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."