Prescribed burn planned for Gulf State Park in south Baldwin County | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com

Prescribed burn planned for Gulf State Park in south Baldwin County | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com: "GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that a prescribed burn on 102 acres within Gulf State Park is planned for today through Feb. 28, weather permitting.

The Alabama State Parks Division, in conjunction with Wildlife Solutions and the Alabama Forestry Commission, will conduct the burn as part of a multi-phase Gulf Coast longleaf pine restoration project. The Gulf State Park phase of the project is contracted through Wildlife Solutions, a resource management contractor. The burn will take place on three separate small tracts of land located off Baldwin County 2 and adjacent to the park campground."