Pig Brig to host webinar on wild pigs and prescribed fire

Pig Brig Trap Systems will host a free Aug. 27 webinar on how wild pigs and prescribed fire interact in the Red Hills of Florida and Georgia. Tall Timbers biologist Kim Sash will share five years of field research that could help landowners and managers better balance habitat work and pig control.

Why it matters: - Prescribed fire is a major land-management tool in the Southeast. - Wild pigs add pressure to landscapes already being managed for habitat and conservation. - The webinar is aimed at landowners, land managers, wildlife professionals and conservation groups looking for practical guidance.

What happened: - Pig Brig Trap Systems announced a free webinar titled “Wild Pigs and Prescribed Fire in the Red Hills.” - The webinar is set for Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET. - Kim Sash, Biological Monitoring Director at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, will lead the discussion. - Attendance is free, but registration is required.

The details: - The session will focus on five years of field research in the Red Hills region of northern Florida and southern Georgia. - The Red Hills is one of the most active prescribed-fire landscapes in the country and also supports established wild pig populations. - Sash and the Tall Timbers team have studied how wild pigs respond to changing habitat conditions in frequently burned areas. - The webinar will cover how prescribed fire influences the landscape wild pigs occupy. - It will also examine how wild pigs can affect other wildlife. - The discussion will look at what managers have learned about controlling pig populations alongside other conservation priorities. - The webinar is expected to draw on Sash’s work overseeing Tall Timbers’ Biological Monitoring Program. - Pig Brig said the webinar will be useful for people interested in wild pig management, prescribed fire and habitat conservation.

Between the lines: - The event puts long-term field data in front of land managers who have to make decisions in mixed-use conservation landscapes. - Pig Brig is positioning the webinar as a practical bridge between prescribed burning and invasive pig control. - The company’s emphasis on research suggests demand for management strategies that account for multiple stressors at once. - Dr. Aaron Sumrall, Pig Brig’s Director of Outreach, Education & Research, said Sash’s work offers years of field data and could help land managers rethink what is happening on their property.

What's next: - The webinar will take place on Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. ET. - Registrants will hear Sash discuss field observations, pig behavior and management implications. - Pig Brig invited attendees to register through the webinar announcement.

The bottom line: - The event is designed to translate five years of research into clearer guidance on how prescribed fire and wild pig management interact in the Southeast.