A new strategy of controlled burns is starving future wildfires, and incinerating leaf litter in order to clear areas for the longleaf pine, which needs bare soil in order to grow.
Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf blowers.
Grassroots prescribed burn associations across the American South are restoring an ecosystem for the longleaf pine – as well as strengthening ecological resilience and neighborly ties.
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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a 'fire culture' to boost its range | News Channel 3-12 | Since Then
