Bastrop wildfire destroys centuries worth of data at University of Texas facility

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Stengl Lost Pines Biological Field Station is one of the University of Texas' most prominent field labs. Last month, the Pine Pond Fire swept through the area, destroying much of that data."This one burned approximately 800 acres, about 350 of which are on our field station here," said Steven Gibson, site manager at the Stengl Field Station.The fire burned from Aug. 11 to 14, obliterating 100-year-old trees and decades worth of data. Gibson said the fire