It’s autumn and can\u2019t believe that my internship is over in just a few weeks!\u00a0 This last month has gone by so fast.<\/p>\n
Last week, I got to re-visit the Pine Ridge fire, which burned in mid-July, to monitor the veg regeneration.\u00a0 It was really cool to see how much the site has progressed since the first post-fire visit I went on with the BAER team.\u00a0 Monitoring fire effects at the Pine Ridge site has really helped put into perspective the older wildfire sites I visited this summer while conducting rangeland health assessments.\u00a0 It\u2019s incredible to see a burned site ten or so years later and realize how many of the grass species present are there because of a post-rehabilitation treatment, and how long regeneration really takes.\u00a0 I had no previous experience with wildfires, but this summer has definitely sparked <\/strong>an interest in fire ecology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s autumn and can\u2019t believe that my internship is over in just a few weeks!\u00a0 This last month has gone by so fast. Last week, I got to re-visit the Pine Ridge fire, which burned in mid-July, to monitor the … Continue reading