Generally the understory in pinelands is naturally cleared out by fire. They might be trying to duplicate this mechanically for pine regeneration and to cut down the 'fuel ladders' that turn ground fires into destructive crown fires.
> Also, I don't know why the understory had been cleared out. > Maybe the Forest Service folk wanted the observers to better be able > to view the pines. Or maybe there was ice storm damage from last year. > I don't know. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
