prescribed burn Archives - The Orianne Society

Caleb Goldsmith works to restore the area around this wetland - water, trees and shrubs in the background.

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Restoring Habitat Around Wetlands

ByCaleb Goldsmith
July 9, 2024

This month on Lighting a Match, Caleb is at the Longleaf Stewardship Center working to restore habitat around a wetland by eliminating some of the woody encroachment at the water’s edge. Learn how our land management team uses the different seasons, water levels, humidity, and wind direction to accomplish prescribed burns like this one.

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Prescribed Burn at Night

ByCaleb Goldsmith
March 14, 2024

On Lighting a Match this month, Caleb Goldsmith walks us through a prescribed burn at night, where the calm nighttime conditions serve as a great training opportunity for our newest burn crew members.

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Restoring Longleaf Pine Habitat by Managing Duff Buildup

ByCaleb Goldsmith
February 13, 2024

Caleb Goldsmith and The Orianne Society burn team are working on private land this month, restoring a longleaf pine forest with a thick layer of duff buildup. Caleb shows us how it’s done – burning off the top layers of pine needles and leaves – without killing the trees.

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Burning Turkey Oak to Restore a Longleaf Sandhill

ByCaleb Goldsmith
January 24, 2024

This month on Lighting a Match, Caleb Goldsmith walks us through a prescribed burn prep on a private property that has a healthy Gopher Tortoise population. The Orianne Society burn team is working to clear 20-year-old growth turkey oak here to open up the canopy and restore wiregrass growth on this longleaf sandhill.

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Prescribed Burn

ByCaleb Goldsmith
June 15, 2023

This month on Lighting a Match, Caleb Goldsmith takes us along for the ride! Take a look at what a prescribed burn looks like at The Orianne Society’s Longleaf Stewardship Center.

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Prepping for Fire Season

ByCaleb Goldsmith
December 15, 2022

Caleb Goldsmith updates us from The Orianne Society’s Longleaf Stewardship Center about preparing for the upcoming fire season.

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Photo of the Month

Prescribed Fire

ByTracy Karplus
March 14, 2021

This month’s photo is a silhouette of the landscape during a controlled burn. It was taken by our very own Ben Grunwald, Land Management Technician Crew Leader for the Longleaf Savannas Initiative.