Published on February 28, 2021 • Last updated on April 5th, 2021

Prairies and the Importance of Fire

Bobby Eichler, Technical Guidance Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, presented “Prairies and the Importance of Fire,” March 25, 2021.

Bobby Eichler is a Technical Guidance Biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and is stationed in La Grange. A native of Giddings, Bobby received his BS and MS in Forestry with an emphasis on Game Management from Stephen F. Austin State University. Beginning in 1997, he worked for 3 years for Temple-Inland Forest Products as their Southern Area Wildlife Biologist. In 2000 he moved to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, first as a Private Lands Biologist working out of Mount Pleasant. He transferred in 2007 to his current position in La Grange.