Fire in Old Fields at Prairie Moon

The spring 2010 burn season has ended for Prairie Moon.  We use prescribed fire to manage prairie plantings, and in some places to encourage native plants that we have seeded into former pastures.  When properly timed, fire sets back aggressive non-native plants like smooth brome and gives an advantage to native forbs like Biennial Gaura, Nodding [...]

Fire For Woodland Restoration and Management

I received this question from John in Minnesota: “I have a small patch of maidenhair in a woodlot I’m restoring. ‘Restoring’ means getting rid of buckthorn over the last few years. Maidenhair Fern, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, May Apple, Bloodroot, Hepatica, Wild Ginger and 1 Trillium have showed up. I was wondering what fire would do in this [...]