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Cultural burns are a better option. They require more time as they are slow burning and require the right conditions. Far less likely to impact wildlife. Whil
by dwd 7y ago
Cultural burns are a better option.
They require more time as they are slow burning and require the right conditions. Far less likely to impact wildlife.
While there has been a lot of talk about it in regards to Australian bushfires: Native American indians also had a history of prescribed burning in the Sierra Nevada.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoYes..the native Americans(blackfoot, iirc) used to burn grasslands time a stubble to stimulate new growth for bison to graze..the bison were herded in tight groups and their stomping and dung created a grass mat...it’s those controlled burning and tight bison runs that later resulted in the most beautiful soil in this country. It’s a system with many parts. We are part of the system. Industrial Ag and factory farming and CAFOs have destroyed the equations that kept everything in balance.
- dwd 7y agoThere's some awesome scientific knowledge behind these practices developed over a time period far longer than modern farming practice. Yet we seem to think we know better. Industrial Ag/short-term profiteering have a lot to answer for.