What’s so cool about this, you ask? Let me give you 2 examples from Steve’s project. The first involves a plant community found on hilltops in this part of TX, upland savannas and shrublands.
We determined that across the project area, these communities are in less than ideal condition, and may not be viable long-term.
The reason for concern is an increase in woody plants, such as juniper. Stress
Source = Lack of fire
Reasons that no one is burning: insurance, expertise. Before this meeting, the answer to this problem was a lot of hand wringing. But with everyone in the room, landowners who would like to burn, and TNC which can burn, we devised a better solution as a group.