Controlled burns, Southern Wisconsin [OC]

aeharding@vger.social · edit-2 7 months ago

Controlled burns, Southern Wisconsin [OC]

raptir@lemmy.zip · 7 months ago

I’ve seen controlled burns in forests to consume fuel so it does not start a wildfire. Why burn a field like that?

sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works · 7 months ago

Its a common thing that farmers do. It helps them prepare the field after a harvest to use it again.

raptir@lemmy.zip · 7 months ago

Hm. So it’s like tilling but the nuclear option?

aeharding@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

Wisconsin does this to preserve native ecosystems! I believe this particular land is maintained by the County.

Prescribed fire is the intentional application of fire to a specific pre-planned area, under specific environmental conditions, to accomplish planned land management objectives. Without the use of prescribed burning as a management tool, Wisconsin could lose many of its native grassland, wetland and savanna plant communities.

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestfire/prescribedfire

https://www.danecountyparks.com/Volunteer/Prescribed-Burns

https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/projects/2024-prescribed-burns