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Why are prescribed fires conducted at Hagerman NWR?

Each year prescribed burns are performed at the refuge.  The treatments are conducted to reduce hazardous fuels and associated wildfire risk.  The burns also compose an essential element of Hagerman NWR’s efforts to improve wildlife habitat.  Prescribed burns at the refuge are conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Oklahoma / North Texas Fire Zone program.