WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Fire will be the featured attraction at a Wilmington festival this weekend, where state forestry professionals will demonstrate how controlled burns help manage longleaf pine ecosystems.
The annual Fire in the Pines Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Halyburton Park. The event’s controlled burn demonstration is scheduled for 2 p.m.
“Fire in the Pines is a family-friendly festival to raise positive awareness about the use of controlled fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem,” said Andy Fairbanks with the City of Wilmington…