Victims of the Bastrop County Fire Relief
Due to the impact of the recent catastrophic fire in Bastrop County the Third Annual Smithville Music Festival has been cancelled.
A benefit to aid victims of the Bastrop County Complex Fire will be held in Riverbend Park on October 23, 2011.
For information visit the Bastrop County Fire Aid Concert Facebook Page.
Several musical acts will play throughout the day - Check back for announcements or sign up for our mailing list.
Bastrop County Complex Fire
The Bastrop County Complex fire is an ongoing wildfire in Bastrop County, Texas.The fire started on September 4, 2011, during Labor Day weekend and burned east of the city limits of Bastrop.At least 1,554 homes have been destroyed by the fire, making it the most destructive single wildfire in Texas historyImpact and effects
Impact
At least 1,554 homes were destroyed by the Bastrop County Complex fire, more than by any other single fire in Texas history.
By comparison, the second-most destructive fire on record, in April 2011, destroyed 168 homes, while the third, in December 2005, destroyed.
Bastrop State Park
According to Texas Parks & Wildlife officials, only 50-100 acres of the Bastrop State Park's 5,926-acre premises remain following the wildfire. Two scenic overlooks constructed during the New Deal were destroyed, as well as the park's vintage Rain Shelter building.
Buescher State Park
Parts of Buescher State Park were among the affected areas,with large forested areas charred by the fire.
Houston toad
The Lost Pines Forest, a disjunct population of loblolly pine trees thought to have originated in or before the Pleistocene era, was heavily affected by the fire.