Last Thursday we held a prescribed burn of the prairie with the help of Mike Broecker of Muskingum Valley Woodland Services and a crew of seven wildfire experts. The burn will help us to manage invasive species and reinvigorate the native plants as well. Enjoy pictures of the burn below!
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- Mike leads the pre burn meeting discussing the burn plan, anticipated weather conditions and desired outcomes.
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- Let’s suit up!
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- A small test patch is started to study the fire behavior
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- Looks like it’ll burn!
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- The team watches the intial fire and finalizes the plan for this section of the prairie
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- That’s hot!
