5/4/17
by News Department on 05/04/17Scheduled burn...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has scheduled a prescribed burn in Northern Berks County for Thursday.
According to the Game Commission, the prescribed burn will take place between 10:00am and 5:00pm in Upper Tulpehocken and Upper Bern Townships and may be highly visible in Schuylkill and Berks County. State Game Land 110, totaling 10,130 acres, is located in southern Schuylkill County and northern Berks County.
The area to be treated with a controlled burn is 1,508 acres in size and is a mature oak stand that is dominated by chestnut, red and black oak.
Forest fires were a common occurrence on this ridge in the early 1900’s, which led to the establishment of this oak stand.
The goal of this controlled burn is to recreate the conditions that led to establishment of this aging oak forest.
