| Prescribed fire at Stones River National Battlefield |
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Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 10:50 am
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The staff at Stones River National Battlefield plans to burn six areas
totaling about 100 acres before the end of March, 2010. These prescribed
burns are a part of the park’s Fire Management Plan, which was developed
with public and professional participation in 2003 and updated in 2009. The
six areas to be burned include Fortress Rosecrans, near Old Fort Golf
Course and Old Fort Park, Redoubt Brannan on West College Street, three
sites on the main battlefield at 3501 Old Nashville Highway, and three
sites within the McFadden Farm site north of Broad Street and West of
Thompson Lane.
The goals of the burns are to promote the growth of native species
including grasses that stabilize the earthen fort and dominate fields on
the main battlefield and the McFadden Farm site. Fire will also recycle
nutrients into the soil and help control some invasive plants. The burns
will be conducted only if the weather conditions fall within a narrow range
that provides for the greatest safety and best smoke management. Three days
of dry weather are needed for the fuels to be dry enough to burn. Specially
trained wildland firefighters from the Natchez Trace Parkway and Stones
River National Battlefield will manage the prescribed burns. Some areas of
the park may be closed at times during the day and a half needed to
complete the work. The visitor center will remain open regular hours of 8
A.M. to 5 P.M. daily.
Local news media will be notified as soon as the days and times for the
burns are determined.
For more information call Gib Backlund or Terri Hogan, at 615-893-9501
during business hours Monday through Friday.
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