Woods

As part of a long-term plan to restore the ideal conditions of the longleaf pine ecosystem within Hitchcock Woods, the Hitchcock Woods Foundation will implement its dormant season prescribed burning program this month. While the burn program dates back to the mid-1980s, policy enhancements in recent years reduced smoke effects in the community. Even so, area residents could notice some smoke or the smell of smoke coming from Hitchcock Woods. A carefully developed prescribed burn regimen is planned for the winter and the early months of spring.