Fairhope, Alabama
Councilman Burrell watched as Tree Committee member Patrick Waldrop supervised a controlled burn in Knoll Park recently: Waldrop is a retired state forester now living in Fairhope.
Waldrop had to wait for favorable dry weather conditions and an east wind to blow the smoke out over the bay, away from homes.
Periodic burning -- a component of the Management and Maintenance plans for the park unanimously approved by the city council last year (clk) -- is needed not so much for the trees themselves; but for the plant eco-system below them.
The restoration project was cited when the city won an Urban Forestry award at the 'America in Bloom' conference last September in Holland, Michigan (clk).
Old growth long leaf pine forests in the South were nearly wiped-out by commercial harvesting; but a conservation/restoration effort has emerged lately.
Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department personnel stood by as the Friends of Knoll Park (clk) organization assisted with the burning.
Burning is recommended every two or three years.
Knoll Park is named for early-resident George Knoll who lived nearby.
Councilman Burrell watched as Tree Committee member Patrick Waldrop supervised a controlled burn in Knoll Park recently: Waldrop is a retired state forester now living in Fairhope.
Waldrop had to wait for favorable dry weather conditions and an east wind to blow the smoke out over the bay, away from homes.
Periodic burning -- a component of the Management and Maintenance plans for the park unanimously approved by the city council last year (clk) -- is needed not so much for the trees themselves; but for the plant eco-system below them.
The restoration project was cited when the city won an Urban Forestry award at the 'America in Bloom' conference last September in Holland, Michigan (clk).
Old growth long leaf pine forests in the South were nearly wiped-out by commercial harvesting; but a conservation/restoration effort has emerged lately.
Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department personnel stood by as the Friends of Knoll Park (clk) organization assisted with the burning.
Burning is recommended every two or three years.
Knoll Park is named for early-resident George Knoll who lived nearby.
Comments
A small group of liberal elitists who think they are smarter than the rest of us.
I live near the park and was never notified.
The solution to anyone that defies the few towns elites is to criticize their intelligence.
Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws.
Are you really sure you’re so smart?
Burning stimulates new grass growth that these and other animals use for nesting and hiding. It also retards the growth of brush and trees, which can overtake open areas and crowd out some animal and
plant species.
This burn was done with great oversight and care as not to cause too much inconvenience. I can't imagine anyone being overly bothered by it as prior notification was done, and this is for the good of the community of which we all share.
I do not understand how this has anything to do with political parties but we are talking about Alabama
http://longleafpine.org/