Prescribed fire is also necessary to preserve species and habitat. Native species have long evolved to deal with natural fires, whereas invasive species have not. Like many things with nature, it's counterintuitive, but proven science.*
If populated areas are nearby, logging and subsequent mowing flat are alternatives in some circumstances (and act as a great carbon sink).
1. Source: I worked and volunteered many years in college on the Kanza Tallgrass Prairie preserve which experienced natural fires regularly through it's evolutionary history.
If populated areas are nearby, logging and subsequent mowing flat are alternatives in some circumstances (and act as a great carbon sink).
1. Source: I worked and volunteered many years in college on the Kanza Tallgrass Prairie preserve which experienced natural fires regularly through it's evolutionary history.