Summer Annual Prescribed Burn

Annual summer burn area with a longleaf and slash pine overstory. Note the understory is dominated by grasses and forbs. A few saw palmetto patches are visible in the background. Woody shrub cover is minimal.

Demonstrates the effects of annual prescribed fire during the summer (approximately May-July), on the understory and regeneration of a flatwoods site.

The study area is adjacent to a flatwoods forests burned on 2- and 3-year intervals. It provides a striking visual contrast on how these burn intervals affect understory species composition.

Read More