Don't Worry If You See Smoke In Plano Tuesday Morning

PLANO, TX — Officials in Plano will conduct a prescribed burn Tuesday morning at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve at 6701 W Parker Rd. in Plano. The burn will benefit ecological zones in the Preserve.

The burn is scheduled to begin around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, and will be overseen by Plano Parks Department and Plano Fire-Rescue.

Officials will burn off a thick layer of thatched, dead grass that has accumulated in the blackland prairie zone of the preserve. Burning dead grass exposes soil and allows naturally-growing prairie grass and flowers to again take root and germinate in the area. The burn will also kill off invasive species.

The park will remain open to visitors during the burn, but the concrete trail on the west side of the preserve will be closed.

The burn provides Plano's Wildland firefighters to train in a real-life grassfire situation.

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