Fire, UW Arboretum, Madison, WI is a photograph by Steven Ralser which was uploaded on April 12th, 2023.
Fire, UW Arboretum, Madison, WI
A controlled burn in the Curtis Prairie on the UW Arboretum in Madison, WI. Controlled burns are used as management tool for prairies.
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Title
Fire, UW Arboretum, Madison, WI
Artist
Steven Ralser
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A controlled burn in the Curtis Prairie on the UW Arboretum in Madison, WI. Controlled burns are used as management tool for prairies.
]Some of the benefits of controlled burns include:Some specific advantages of prescribed burns include:
1) stimulating prairie grass growth and improve habitat for upland game and waterfowl.
2) creating pockets of open water for waterfowl amidst cattails proliferating in low areas;
3) stimulates the growth of wildflowers, which attract insects—a vital food sources for young game and non-game grassland birds;
4) improving cover type for grassland nesting birds such as pheasants, and spur native vegetative growth for songbirds; and
5) creating open pockets of bare ground, increasing diversity and richness of ground foraging, seed-eating small mammals and birds.
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April 12th, 2023
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Comments (2)
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2023 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!
Randy Rosenberger
Bravo! You have been chosen to have your beautiful piece of artwork from your portfolio featured on the homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. It is with honor an privilege that I have chosen this particular piece of your works to be a feature on our homepage due to its striking appearance, color, composition, and simply the fact that I really like it. Congrats on your feature!