Record #:

5738

Author(s):

Ellis, Marshall

Abstract:

Ellis discusses prescribed burning or the controlled burning of woodlands. To the public, a fire in the forest is something to be extinguished quickly. To the fire ecologist, fire prepares seedbeds, recycles nutrients, prompts new growth, and in general helps to restore the ecosystem.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 70 Issue 10, Mar 2003, p96-97, 99-100, il

Subject(s):

Prescribed burning