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GILLESPIE COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT #220 Gillespie County, Texas Gillespie Prescribed Burn Association GPBA History The Gillespie Prescribed Burn Association (GPBA) was formed in February 2005 with the help of the Gillespie Co. SWCD and NRCS.  The organization's purpose is to give landowners a safe, economical way to control cedar, prickly pear, and mesquite on their private lands through prescribed burning. Comprehensive “Prescribed Burn Plan” forms were developed for members' use. The NRCS District Conservationist and Gillespie County Extension Agent serve as advisors to the GPBA board of directors.  Three directors are elected by the membership. In addition, the Gillespie County Fire Marshall, one County Commissioner, and the SWCD District Manager serve as GPBA directors. The GPBA is a chapter of the Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burn Association (EPPBA), which was formed in Sonora, TX in 1997.  GPBA membership dues are $25 per year and this includes membership in EPPBA. Dues are payable the first of each calendar year. Our members go through extensive burn training to insure safe and effective results with prescribed burns.  After essential training, members may share equipment, labor, and knowledge in performing prescribed burns.  As of January 2009, our chapter has about 115 active members. Our annual meeting each December includes a training session. In 2008, the membership built two (2) slide-in sprayers that can be borrowed for prescribed burns. The sprayers are stored at Beyer’s Fertilizer and Feed, in Fredericksburg, TX. Drip torches are also available. Back to GPBA Main page Forward to Previous GPBA Classes and Training Back to Gillespie Co. SWCD Home page The Gillespie County SWCD #220 prohibits discrimination in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status.  (Not all prohibited bases apply in all programs.) "An Equal Opportunity Employer"