Controlled burns, Southern Wisconsin [OC]

aeharding@vger.social · edit-2 7 months ago

Controlled burns, Southern Wisconsin [OC]

raptir@lemmy.zip · 7 months ago

I’ve seen controlled burns in forests to consume fuel so it does not start a wildfire. Why burn a field like that?

sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works · 7 months ago

Its a common thing that farmers do. It helps them prepare the field after a harvest to use it again.

raptir@lemmy.zip · 7 months ago

Hm. So it’s like tilling but the nuclear option?

Alteon@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

It gets rid of pests, prevents disease and mold from the previous harvest, and returns some nutrients back to the soil quicker…

All that organic matter from the previous video doesn’t break down fast enough, this helps it along.

dutchkimble@lemy.lol · 7 months ago

Tricky slope if not regulated well, like in India every farmer in the North does this and they up creating a gas chamber for a few months. Regulation of it has become highly political because that’s the majority of voters. So now we just live with extremely bad pollution as part of life.

aeharding@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

Wisconsin does this to preserve native ecosystems! I believe this particular land is maintained by the County.

Prescribed fire is the intentional application of fire to a specific pre-planned area, under specific environmental conditions, to accomplish planned land management objectives. Without the use of prescribed burning as a management tool, Wisconsin could lose many of its native grassland, wetland and savanna plant communities.

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestfire/prescribedfire

https://www.danecountyparks.com/Volunteer/Prescribed-Burns

https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/projects/2024-prescribed-burns