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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning to carry out a 600ha hazard reduction burn at Lynch’s Creek, north of Winmalee, on Sunday (8 September).
NPWS Area Manager Glenn Meade said the burn would take place along Shaws Ridge Fire trail, west of Hawkesbury Road, between Shaws Creek and Lynch’s Creek.
“The burn is being carried out to protect properties in Winmalee, Hawkesbury Heights and semi-rural properties in the Yarramundi area,” Mr Meade said.
“Smoke may affect residents of Winmalee, Hawkesbury Heights, Springwood and has the potential to drift into Western Sydney.
“Signs will be in place before and during the burn to notify the public of the possible impact of smoke during the operation.
“Drivers are warned to take care and people with asthma or who are susceptible to respiratory problems are advised to keep clear of the area or stay indoors.
“The area of the burn will remain closed until it is deemed safe; this includes the Shaws Ridge precinct of the Blue Mountains National Park encompassing Blue Gum Swamp, Shaws Ridge and Springwood Ridge fire trails.”
This was taken on Saturday. Either the fire crews stepped up their efforts in making a controlled burn, or else it might have gotten out of control again. The smoke was thick and drifting all the way over to the west of us. It also made the air quality bad again.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Pleasant Valley Conservation Area
McHenry County Conservation District
McHenry County, Illinois
The Pleasant Valley Nature Series
Olympus EP2
Olympus 17mm f/2.8 pancake
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A firefighter tosses a water bottle into the flames during a controlled burn of the Voit farmhouse in Madison on Milwaukee Street. I don't think the water bottle will aid in putting out the fire.
Lambton Park, Toronto ON, 18 Apr 2017
A prescribed burn to maintain a fragment of black oak savanna, a continentally-rare ecosystem found in this park. The ecosystem requires light spring brush fires to eliminate trees which compete with the oaks.
Harrison Benwell Conservation Park : Controlled Burn.
Came across them setting fire for controlled burn - It was amazing to watch,
An the photos were rather exciting to take !!!
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I saw this off towards Altadena, where the Bobcat Fire is. I thought at first the fire was getting further out of hand. I posted this (and the other, along with a couple of other photos) on my Facebook page. Two friends told me it was a "controlled burn," which was to burn off part of the brush to keep the fire from gaining any further ground. I was also told this may go on for a few more days. That's good. When I look over there again tomorrow and see this I will be assured it is a controlled burn and not the fire spreading.
Wildfires are a big part of life in British Columbia, and when I took this photo in August 2017, more than 200 wildfires were burning across the province, forcing over 10,000 people to evacuate.
What we learned along the way is that not all fires are bad. A park ranger explained that wildfires are a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. They clear out dead trees and decaying plants, allowing nutrients to return to the soil and making space for new growth. But the line between beneficial fires and destructive ones isn’t always clear.
This scene in Glacier National Park, Canada, was one of many where we saw non-destructive wildfires—a reminder that nature has its own way of renewing itself.
After a pretty comprehensive controlled burn at the prairie.
Cantigny Park,
Wheaton, Illinois
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While sessing out a potential photo shoot I came across these gentlemen doing their job. The are local firefighters that are helping reduce fuel loads in public parks. As a portrait you normally light the face and background is secondary. That's all opposite here. I was asked to make sure their faces are not identifiable and it worked out nicely since the setting sun and smoke filled the image. It's a true environmental portrait where the people/land stewards gain character through their work and the sense of place around it.
Hope you enjoy it.
Right after a prescribed burn, the area may appear charred and bare. Prescribed fire clears dead and overgrown brush from beneath trees, reducing the threat of a devastating wildfire.
Evening controlled prairie burn, on a field off of SW 85th Street.
Southern Shawnee County, Kansas.
Tuesday evening 12 April 2016.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The U.S. Army conducted a prescribed burn of more than 400 acres in the northern portion of the Fort Ord National Monument, Oct. 5. The Army's prescribed burns on the former Fort Ord are being conducted as part of the munitions cleanup program. The burn season is limited to summer and fall from July to December of each year. Burns are conducted to both encourage recovery of endangered fire dependent plant species and to facilitate continued munitions clean-up. To learn more about
Fort Ord prescribed burns visit www.FortOrdCleanup.com.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
BREATHLESS: Field Burning, oil, 20x24
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Willamette Valley, Oregon
Field burning has now been banned in Oregon.
I used my phone to grab this wider (ultra-wide) view of the smoke. Those aren't clouds, this is all smoke, and it is making the air quality bad again, if not worse. I hope that if this is a controlled burn that it does the trick. But as long as we continue to have 100 degree temperatures and 27% humidity, we could be in for more of this.
Naturally occurring fires caused by lightning played a major role in forming and maintaining many of Florida’s natural communities (habitats) such as pine lands, sandhills, scrub, prairies and wetlands. Native plants and animals in these areas developed special characteristics making them well-suited to survive in areas regularly exposed to fire. Over time, these fire-adapted natural communities not only withstood effects of fire, but came to depend upon fire for their existence.
This spring, the National Park Service burned the north half of Big Meadows. They do it from time to time to prevent the meadow from reverting back to forest. The charred parts are already starting to spring new shoots of green.
Lambton Park, Toronto ON 18 Apr 2017
A prescribed burn to maintain a fragment of black oak savanna, a continentally-rare ecosystem found in this park. The ecosystem requires light spring brush fires to eliminate trees which compete with the oaks.
Lambton Park, Toronto ON 18 Apr 2017
A prescribed burn to maintain a fragment of black oak savanna, a continentally-rare ecosystem found in this park. The ecosystem requires light spring brush fires to eliminate trees which compete with the oaks.
Belstone Cleave is in the foreground. The Swayling seemed to be coming from the South Zeal direction and was visible for many miles (as seen in earlier uploads!)
Last image from this walk / series.
The smoke from this fire had all kinds of interesting aromas, between the pine needles, sweet fern, little blueberry plants, punky rotted pine logs, etc. It was almost like flavored pipe tobacco at times.
We had quite a long day at this site, finally putting out the last smoulders after dark by headlamp.