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I love watching a forest recover from a prescribed burn. Almost overnight fresh vegetation arises from the blackened ground and soon the forest is more beautiful than before.
Often species which were suppressed by the thick undergrowth are free to to grow and blossom. Continue reading “Beautiful “crow poison” plant flowering at St. Marks NWR.”
On a recent visit to St. Marks National Wildlife refuge we got a chance to witness this impressive prescribed burn.
These controlled fires are essential to maintain a healthy forest ecosystem, especially here in Florida.
Fires help maintain the open woodlands that are needed by many of the local plants and animals, and by reducing the dead wood and undergrowth they lessen the likelihood of deadly wildfires.
Continue reading “Prescribed fire at St. Marks NWR”