If you’re inclined to smoke allergies, you may want to call Lakepoint State Park before heading there for a camping, fishing or hunting trip over the next several months. Two prescribed burns are planned to take place on park lands sometime between Tuesday, January 19 and March 2021, weather permitting.
The first planned burn will take place in an area of recently planted longleaf pine located near the campground. The second burn will take place in an area adjacent to the lodge and cabins. The parks division says efforts will be made to ensure safety and proper smoke management during the burns, and the project is permitted by the Alabama Forestry Commission. Prescribed fire is an effective way to reduce wildfire risk, getting rid of dry undergrowth with a low “cold” fire that’s typically set on a calm, cool morning. The flames stay low and travel slowly, getting rid of undergrowth and excessive sprouting trees while giving wildlife plenty of time to move away ahead of it.