 Burning
is beneficial for the great diversity of our native plants, including
Yellow Coneflower. Prescribed fire knocks back many of the non-native
invasives plants (like buckthorn and honeysuckle) that threaten
our area’s great botanical diversity. |
“Prescribed Ecological Fire” at TNC’s Ives Road Fen
 t was
a cold, cold, cold and windy Sunday (April 6) when a few brave amateur
stewards met at The Nature Conservancy’s Ives Road Fen for the
first in a series of workshops organized by the new River Raisin Cluster
of the Stewardship Network. This day’s topic was “Prescribed
Ecological Fire.” Lisa Brush opened the session, in the well-appointed
seed-cleaning facility onsite, with an overview of prescribed fire
terms, purposes and practices. Sherri Laier then led the group into
the fen, to discuss burn strategies specific to the location. A little
work raking breaks for this season's upcoming burn went a long way,
both to warm the participants and to assist TNC. To continue the learning
experience and exposure to prescribed ecological fire, interested
stewards were invited to observe the prescribed ecological burn at
Ives Road Fen that was to take place when conditions for burning were
suitable.
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