This is an interesting post about last year's big fire in North Carolina's Green Swamp, from a blog I follow at work:
The entire thing is interesting but, if you don't have time to read all of it, this excerpt seems especially noteworthy from a conservation standpoint:
The entire thing is interesting but, if you don't have time to read all of it, this excerpt seems especially noteworthy from a conservation standpoint:
This wildfire has created an amazing opportunity for future management. The fact that the Green Swamp really cannot be subdivided makes burning it an overwhelming challenge, even more so when there was 68 years of vegetation buildup! Now that the fuel load has been significantly reduced, we have a unique opportunity to restore a natural fire regime to the swamp. This is still no easy task, and it remains to be seen if it is even possible, but The Nature Conservancy is bringing together multiple agencies and subject matter experts from all over the state to discuss the possibilities.