Prescribed fire is a useful management tool and provides numerous benefits to our ecosystem.
To spread awareness about the benefits of prescribed fire, Texas A&M Forest Service created a trackable geocoin in 2015 and began placing 100 of these coins in geocaches across the state.
![Prescribed Fire Geocoin Prescribed Fire Geocoin](/uploadedImages/TFS_Main/Learn_and_Explore/Geocaching/Geocoin_campaigns/Rx Fire Coin.jpg?n=301)
Since their release in 2015 the coins have:
- Visited 49 states (plus the District of Columbia)
- Been found in 34 countries
- Traveled over 530,000 miles (more than the ISS travels in 1 day!)
![Prescribed Fire Geocoin Visits Slovenia Prescribed Fire Geocoin Visits Slovenia](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/e46adee7-1e79-4a2d-8174-1db91d51acc9_l.jpg)