Wild Fire Research Paper

Yes, I believe that using controlled fires to protect wild areas are beneficial. Controlled fires help maintain the health of an existing natural area containing native plants and they help manage weeds and other growth, which helps to reduce the risk of wildfires.

Fire is one of the best outdoor management tools for invasive plant control. For over 10 years ecologists have been using this technique, which has spread to many other trained people to use as a tool. Woodlands, prairies, and wetlands are perfect natural communities for contained fires. The main seasons that this is preformed in is spring and fall, but burns can occur at any time from mid October through mid April. The spring burn, is usually the longest of the two, and usually begins in early to mid March and runs through mid April. Fall fires are typically conducted about two weeks following the …show more content…
Soil erosion is the removal of topsoil that happens faster than the soil forming processes can replace it. This can be caused by over grazing, wind removing topsoil and vegetation being removed leaving the soil to erode. Another reason controlled burning can be beneficial is that it minimizes the spread of pest insects and disease. It does this by killing the bugs or pesticides that carry the diseases in the soil. And it can also increase quality that occurs in herbage, legumes, and browse from hardwood sprouts. Which will benefit wild life in the long run and provide then a good place to live with a good nourishing food …show more content…
It also recycles nutrients back into the soil and aids in tree growth. It helps the growth of trees because the main reason trees don't grow properly is because of overcrowding, controlled burning can help remove trees and prevent some trees from growing. Which gives the trees the proper amount of space to grow and be