Taproots Journal

A Recent Taproots Story:

For a recent controlled burn in stands of longleaf pine in east Georgia, the landowner got things crackling by igniting a bunch of pine needles on the forest floor. Rangers used driptorches to extend the lines of the fire around the longleaf stands, as planned, and the flames were soon doing their beneficial work for the trees and ecosystem that they help to form. An eclectic group of observers were there to learn more about the art and sciece of controlled burning, from college students to landowners to experienced conservationists, and controlled-burn novices like myself. Here’s a brief story for my Tell You What blog.