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Stability Part Two: Why I Seldom Recommend Grazing

Posted on September 8, 2024 by prairiebotanist

In a previous blog post and in the Prairie Promoter[1] I introduced stability and discussed how fire can be stabilizing or destabilizing depending on how we use it. Here I will discuss grazing and browsing in the context of managing … Continue reading →

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Autumnal Burn Season

Posted on October 7, 2023 by prairiebotanist

It was a small start of just a few acres, but we got our autumnal burn season underway, which is our preferred burn season. It wasn’t forecast, but this morning the first patches of light frost of the season appeared … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burn Season

Posted on April 29, 2023 by prairiebotanist

Cold rain is beginning to fall, but it still smells like smoke outside this morning, April 29. Smoke columns have risen all across southern Wisconsin over the preceding days, making up for alternating red flag and wet conditions that stymied … Continue reading →

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