Moore County Wildlife And Conservation Club
1820 Camp Easter Road
Southern Pines, NC 28327
(910) 221-7231
Here is guidance from NC Wildlife Commission on what to do if you if find an injured animal.
Injured and Orphaned Wildlife (ncwildlife.org)
MCWCC OBJECTIVES For managing our 81.24 acres
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To look for opportunities to restore and enhance the longleaf pine/wiregrass community on the farm.
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To Maintain, protect, and enhance the scenic value of the club [and neighborhood].
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To enhance forest conditions for wildlife health and species diversity and abundance by maintaining or creating a forest of diverse habitat types and conditions.
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To protect and preserve water quality and maintain adequate riparian forest buffers.
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To create a system of hiking trails for enjoyment of [visitors] and club members.
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To protect the club’s structures and shooting ranges, and to preserve the primitive Boy Scout camping site.
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The club advocates conservation, restoration, wise management and utilization of wildlife and other natural resources in Moore County, the state and national.
Quick Reference
As we transition from dormant to growing season burning we thought it would be a good time to check in with everyone about how to handle these changing conditions. This can be a difficult time of year to find a safe burn window. With our fuel moistures decreasing and our relative humidity getting down into the teens, we must remain careful of which days we select to do our burning.
Recently, the NC Forest Service reported 200 wildfires in a 48 hour period. This is also a good time to remember the last catastrophic wildfire we had in the NC Sandhills was in the Spring of 1963. See story below.
This time of year with low humidity and high winds, before the trees have leafed out, can be the most tricky and difficult time to burn. We want to say again, burning does not end in March. There will be very good burn days in April, May, and June.
The key to being safe with selecting appropriate burn windows is education. Speaking of education, we have a couple events coming up for landowners to help you gain a deeper appreciation of Good Fire. See below for a couple of events.
As always, feel free to reach out to us if you have a questions about the safety of your burns.
Fire Festival
Party for the Pine, Southern Pines, NC
Saturday, April 5th, 10:00 - 3:00
Join us as we celebrate the Oldest Known Longleaf in the World. It is around 474 years old, meaning it started growing years before Europeans arrived in Jamestown, VA. We are so lucky to have this tree in Weymouth Woods. On this day there will be cake, games, turpentine demonstration, food trucks, and a possible live Rx Fire demo. Come sit with us at our tent, if you’d like. We’ll be talking about prescribed burns and how the PBAs helps private landowners.Also, this is a great opportunity to invite your family and neighbors to help them understand why we use Rx Fire.
Here is the Friends of Weymouth website where they post information on the event.
Address for the Event: 555 Connecticut Ave. Southern Pines, NC
As always, reach out to us if you have any questions.
Jesse Wimberley, SPBA Coordinator
NC Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association (SPBA)
jesse@sandhillspba.org
www.sandhillspba.org
(910) 603-1052
Longleaf Pine & the Lumbee Heritage
Thursday, March 20th, 10:00 - 3:00
Locklear Farm in Robeson County NC
Upcoming Event
Moore County, NC
To RVSP, contact Shelby Diehl at diehls@nwf.org by 3/18. If accommodations are needed, please notify Shelby 48 hours prior to the event.