OXFORD, Md – The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and Tall Timbers from Tallahassee have partnered to cultivate a culture of prescribed fire, benefiting the local wildlife and vegetation.
What people don’t know about the difference between wildfires and prescribed fires are that wildfires are uncontrolled and threatening. Prescribed fires are planned for the purpose of preventing overgrowth of forests, mitigating wildfires through fuel reduction or even helping threatened species.
Prescribed fire coordinator from Tall Timbers, Kyle Magic and stewardship manager of ESLC, Larissa Prezioso were at Harley Farms in Oxford Maryland to help maintain the habitat of the Bob White Quail. Their population has been threatened due to excessive use of pesticides and habitat loss. The success of their health requires diverse habitat types for other grassland bird species…