BEDFORD — The Bedford Outdoors Series will host an event titled “Good Fire” on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Otis Park Bath House, located at 607 Tunnelton Road in Bedford.
The presentation will delve into the current and historical beneficial uses of fire for both people and ecosystems in southern Indiana and the central hardwood region.
The speaker for the event will be Kat Shay, a forest ecologist and Project Coordinator at the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment. Shay manages collaborative research projects and prescribed burns focused on resilient land management and forest regeneration within the central hardwood region.
The deadline to RSVP for the event is Friday, May 23. Interested individuals can RSVP by contacting the Bedford Parks Department. Autumn Ray or Isaiah Moore can be reached by phone at 812-275-5692 or via email at aray@bedford.in.us or imoore@bedford.in.gov.
The event is presented by Purdue University Extension, Hoosier National Forest, Bedford Parks Department, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Lawrence County Soil & Water Conservation District.
