I couldn't have asked for better weather conditions to burn today. At 5:30 this morning, the weather bounced back to what was forecasted back on Monday!! Why noaa kept the same forecast for 3 days, changed it 12 hrs prior, only to change it back today, I don't know.
But we achieved our goals. I'm sure we knocked back the cool season grasses and other exotics not accustomed to fire. We burned 85% of the site last year, so this was the rest of the 15%. As you can see from the pictures, there's quite a bit of green around. Keep in mind, this is also a prairie in its 3rd year. The south half was seeded 2.5 yrs ago, and the north half 1.5 yrs ago. It would be somewhat early to burn after a 1.5 yr seeding, but we had some wetlands and remnants that lit nicely.
I look forward to posting more posts as the Prairie year rolls on. Follow my twitter and tumblr for some outside the prairie thoughts!
Clouds start to roll in
A nice rainfall after our burn (the dark spot way off in the distance/middle is where we burned)
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