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Controlled Burn at SBW Refuge
Posted on Nov 1st, 2023
Photos Linda Wright
San Bernard Wildlife Refuge park managers conducted a controlled burn of a portion of the refuge on Tue Oct 31st. A north wind and lower temperatures provided the optimum condition for the burn that maintains coastal and inland prairie by removing dead grasses and woody vegetation.
Blackened area in the photo shows the dramatic difference in the area treated with the prescribed burn. Controlled burning removes potentially hazardous ‘fuels’, which left unburned will accumulate and ultimately burn hotter and be much more destructive to the habitat. The fire recycles nutrients back into the soil and encourages growth of native plants.
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