Tag: Fire

• Illinois Beach State Park Summer Burn Follow Up Observations

  

  Areas about seven weeks after a summer burn are shown along with the same areas the following year. Also shown are areas that did not receive a summer burn for comparison. At the end of this post are other posts on this blog about Illinois Beach State Park. Summary Image Captions 1. Carolina Puccoon (Lithospermum…

  jamesandrewmcgee

  June 27, 2024

  Illinois Beach State Park, Prescribed Fire

  biodiversity, Carolina Puccoon, Castilleja coccinea, Ceanothus herbaceus, Chokecherries, Dead River, Deer, Deer Browse, Epipactis helleborine, Fire, Fire Pruned Oaks, Helleborine Orchid, Illinois Beach State Park, Lithospermum caroliniense, nature, Oak Grubs, Prairie Redroot, Prunus virginiana, savanna, summer burn, wildlife, Willow, Yellow Indian Paintbrush

• Can Fire Kill Small Buckthorns?

  

  I have participated in prescribed burns where the fire was only a few inches tall barely creeping through the leaf litter. I returned the following summer and found seedling buckthorns were not killed. A number of people have said frequent fire will keep buckthorn or bush honeysuckle from getting established. I wanted to see this…

  jamesandrewmcgee

  December 7, 2023

  Uncategorized

  Common Buckthorn, Ecological Restoration, Fire, Rhamnus cathcartica