Down East NC Prescribed Burn Association

Prescribed burning is a powerful tool for improving wildlife habitat, yet many landowners are hesitant due to safety concerns, lack of experience, or limited resources. Joining a Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) can help overcome these challenges by offering training, equipment access, and community support. PBAs provide a 'neighbors helping neighbors' approach, making prescribed burning safer and more accessible for private landowners.

AlphaFire: Improve Wildlife Habitat with PBA Support

Mark Morales

Arkansas Central River Valley PBA

March 20, 2025

Prescribed burning is an excellent tool for managing your property, especially if one of your objectives is to improve habitat for wildlife.
The ancient Greeks thought there were four elements that made up everything: earth, water, air, and fire. Fire has always been present in our ecosystems, and a large number of plant species are fire tolerant or fire dependent. Several weeks’ worth of blogs could be written about the benefits of prescribed burning. But it’s also easy to do research on the topic.

Prescribed Burn Associations Ignite the Future

North Carolina a hotspot for restoring Southeastern landscape

Rhonda Wise

Southern Region, Office of Communication

Prescribed fire, sometimes referred to as controlled burning, is deeply rooted in the South. Historically and culturally, fire has been used to maintain healthy wildlife habitat for hunting, improve grazing land for livestock and maintain healthy oak and pine forests.

“There are a lot of landowners that are interested in using controlled burns as a management tool on their land,” said Jesse Wimberley, founder of the Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association and fourth generation landowner. “But they don’t, because they feel like they lack the experience, equipment and the people to get it done safely.”

March 27, 2024