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| Keywords: wisconsin united states unitedstates us cnnf outdoor Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest wildland firefighters and a team from the Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew conducted a 3,400-acre prescribed burn in the Moquah Barrens north of Ino, Wisconsin, May 22 and 23. The project was divided into several separate units to reduce hazardous fuel loads, encroaching shrubs and trees, improve wildlife habitat and promote barrens native plant species. The burn is one of the management techniques that the Forest Service is using to restore the globally imperiled pine barrens ecosystem at Moquah Barrens. This ecosystem has evolved naturally over time with fire being the key component in maintaining its biological integrity. This ecosystem is characterized by large open areas and barrens featuring a mixture of grasses, shrubs and scattered trees as well as areas Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest wildland firefighters and a team from the Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew conducted a 3,400-acre prescribed burn in the Moquah Barrens north of Ino, Wisconsin, May 22 and 23. The project was divided into several separate units to reduce hazardous fuel loads, encroaching shrubs and trees, improve wildlife habitat and promote barrens native plant species. The burn is one of the management techniques that the Forest Service is using to restore the globally imperiled pine barrens ecosystem at Moquah Barrens. This ecosystem has evolved naturally over time with fire being the key component in maintaining its biological integrity. This ecosystem is characterized by large open areas and barrens featuring a mixture of grasses, shrubs and scattered trees as well as areas | ||||
