Here in Florida, prescribed burns are a common sight at the larger state parks. The burns are required to keep longleaf pine trees alive which support a lot of

Here in Florida, prescribed burns are a common sight at the larger state parks. The burns are required to keep longleaf pine trees alive which support a lot of species of animals. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in particular are very picky and prefer to live in these trees. The burns kill all the competing vegetation and burns up some of the fuel in the area to prevent larger fires.