After hearing that wildfire prevention efforts led to the prescribed burn of approximately 200 acres in 2013, several Public Safety Commissioners said this week that they worried that any burn not led by the Austin Fire Department poses a safety risk. AFD implements prescribed burns, which reduces the risk of serious wildfires, with partners […]
Austin Water Utility Wildland Conservation division
A group charged with maintaing a series of wildlands that fall within the city’s watershed, including the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.