Fire in the Lakes Festival 2013 
March 23rd from 11-3
Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center 

Thanks to everyone who came out to Fire in the Lakes 2013 and to those who participated in the Flytrap Half Hell Haul!  What a great day it was!

Congratulations to all of the Fire Raffle winners!
Beach Cruiser - Sharon Benson
Rain Barrel - Jen Iapalucci
Wilmington Water Cruise Tour - M. Peterson
Harbor Tour on the Solomon T - Adrian Iapalucci
Adventure Kayak Co. Kayak Tour - Jonathan Bustle
Bella Cucine Gift Certificates - J. Armstrong and Renee Shrom
BRP Bike Shop Gift Certificates - Max Iapalucci, Matt Lane, Anna LaRoux, Derek Tiller, and Evan Saunderman
Glass Earrings from The Sea Shop - Jessica Thornton
Tranquil Harbor Treasures Photo - Liz Bettes

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The Fire in the Lakes Festival will be hosting the Flytrap Half Hell Haul Trail Run and 1 Mile Fun Run!  The race course will take runners through the Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve.  For more information and to register please click here.

Controlled Burn Information
Without prescribed burning the longleaf pines in Boiling Spring Lakes and across the region would disappear.  So, too, would the red-cockaded woodpeckers, venus flytraps and a host of other carnivorous and rare plants that need fire to thrive and survive. The importance of controlled burning is cause for a daylong festival at Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center on March 23rd from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 


The highlight of the festival is a demonstration controlled burn to give festival goers the opportunity to see how burns are conducted and learn more about their importance to the ecosystem.  Fire equipment will be on display and Smoky Bear is scheduled to be a special guest.  Games, food, live music, animals, raffles and face painting are also on the day’s agenda.

DFR fire crew getting ready for the controlled burn.

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Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant dependent on fire

The Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve is managed through controlled burning.  Fire once occurred naturally and regularly across North Carolina.  Low-intensity fires burned every few years fueled by grass, leaves, pine straw, and other forest debris.  They kept the forest open, allowing sunlight to penetrate to its floor and reducing buildup of dangerous fuel loads.  Fire suppression altered the landscape, allowing fuels to accumulate and putting people and communities in jeopardy.  Without fire, many native plants and animals would disappear and the safety of southeastern North Carolina communities would be jeopardized. 

Don't miss out on the fun!!

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