Persuading the flames: Prescribed burning helps ensure ecosystem functions as nature intended
Practitioners reveal the science – and art – of redirecting nature’s sometimes deadly force for good.
Tag: longleaf pines
Saving gopher tortoises means protecting their homes, not just moving them
The best thing we can do is preserve gopher tortoise burrows and the longleaf pine ecosystem supporting them.
Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
Each type of old-growth forest has a unique ecology, but all are under threat from human activity and climate change.
We need a farm bill that works for wildlife and future generations
Voluntary programs in the farm bill provide financial and technical assistance to landowners to implement conservation practices.
For southern forests, fire can be a source of renewal
For the remaining longleaf forests spread across the southeastern U.S., wild and prescribed fire sparks seed production and growth.