Naturally speaking: Using fire to enhance vegetation

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13
Apr

Naturally speaking: Using fire to enhance vegetation


Controlled burns can be highly beneficial for vegetation. (Photo by Jerry Davis)

Prescribed burns, usually conducted on prairies, marshes and savanna forests, are lit in spring or autumn, depending on the conditions and what is deemed to be controlled. 

 

 


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