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Re: Fire this early??

At 10:27 AM 4/9/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I read about prescribed burning taking place in early April, and I get a 
>little concerned.  Fire is a tool, but if not properly applied, it does no 
>good.  Burning this early only promotes cool season exotics;  the research 
>shows the best time to use fire for controlling these exotics is at the end 
>of April through mid May.
>
>GRC
>If you burn late April-early May you will take out all the nests of
ground-nesting species!
Also the early growth of everything, I would think--all of the
early-blooming stuff is well up now, at least here in Central Illinois!  
			--Helen Parker, Urbana
>
>>This is the time in Iowa for prescribed burns.  For us pyromaniacs, that
>>takes priority.  Rain days are a chance to rest the weary muscles.
>>Terri
>>
>>Jef Hodges wrote:
>>
>>> I recently subscribed to this list serve and noticed there hasn't been
>>> much activity lately. Am I not receiving messages or is everybody busy
>>> with spring prairie stuff? Personally I've been busy burning and
>>> planning plantings. Just wondering.
>>>
>>> Keep the tall grasses growing,
>>> Jef
>
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