Burn Benefits: How Summit Metro Parks Promote Biodiversity
Summit Metro Parks At a 2019 controlled burn at Springfield Bog Metro Park, a fire manager pours accelerant on the fire line. The process is similar to the recent burn at Firestone Metro Park this week. The skies near Portage Lake were filled with smoke on Tuesday as Summit Metro Parks conducted a controlled burn in Akron’s Firestone Metro Park with the goal of preserving the healthy ecosystem. Controlled burning, also known as prescribed burning, is a process that must be carefully scheduled at times when weather conditions permit fires to burn without risk of evolving into a wildfire. ...
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