[PCA] NEWS: Controlled 'wind fires' greet drivers with smoke

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Tue Jan 26 09:34:56 CST 2010


http://www.dailytexanonline.com/university/controlled-wind-fires-greet-drivers-with-smoke-1.2149423

Controlled 'wind fires' greet drivers with smoke
Water company enacts burning to clear brush, encourage grass growth
By Nihas Wagal
Daily Texan Staff
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Kari Rosenfeld/The Daily Texan
Black plumes of smoke wafted in the sky Monday morning as motorists 
approached the intersection of MoPac Boulevard and Texas State Highway 45.

But the flames were harmless, as the city was using a routine, controlled 
fire to clear small trees and bushes.

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