In the wake of a record- breaking wildfire season across Texas, the Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter will host a public presentation titled Fire! What to Do Before, During and After on Sunday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at the Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center, 125 Lehmann Drive, Suite 100 in Kerrville.
The event will feature Abbie Tijerina, Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator with the Texas A&M Forest Service, and Billy Guin, Land Management Assistance Program specialist and board member for the Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center.
Tijerina will explain how wildfires start and spread, why some structures are lost while others are spared, and how homeowners can create defensible space to protect their properties before a fire starts.
Guin will share his personal experience surviving the Crabapple Fire near Fredericksburg in March, which scorched 18 of his 20 acres but left his home and cottage intact. He and his wife, Patti, credit their preparation for making the difference. He’ll discuss what they did before, during, and after the fire swept through their land.
March 2025 was one of the most active wildfire months in recent memory, with more than 500 fires burning an estimated 100,000 acres statewide. The Crabapple Fire alone consumed 10,000 acres in the Hill Country.
The evening is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. with light refreshments. The Hill Country Chapter will conduct a brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7 p.m.
For those who wish to attend virtually, the presentation will be livestreamed via Facebook and Zoom. To register for the Zoom link, visit www.us02web.zoom. us/j/84850885770.
The Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter is a volunteer organization sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. It serves ten counties: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, and San Saba. Those interested in learning more or joining the chapter can visit www. txmn.org/hillcountry.
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