Prescribed fire in a longleaf pine/wiregrass community on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service ‑ Southern Research Station

Prescribed fire in a longleaf pine/wiregrass community on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Caption

A prescribed fire burns the understory but the mature longleaf pines will survive and the understory plants will recover quickly. Prescribed fires usually must be repeated every few years.

Credit

Brett Williams, USDA Forest Service

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