Was out at the Tallgrass Preserve, one of my favorite places when they had just started a patch burning.





Land with dry fuel is going to catch fire sooner or later. If it has  many years worth of dry fuel, you'll get a wildfire.   Natural prairie burns every few years.


The Nature Conservancy burns the tallgrass preserve in patches every 3  years. This way they pick when and where the fire occurs. With only 3  years of accumulated dry fuel, the fire is small, even when it covers  several square miles. They pick a day when the weather will cooperate.  This time, rain was expected to move in overnight and there was no  strong wind. The gravel road is an effective firebreak without a huge  fire or high wind.


  There are 4 main kinds of animals to be concerned with. Large animals  like Bison, Deer, Coyotes, Puma and Wolves can just go somewhere else.  Burrowing animals wait out the fire safely in their burrows. It passes  in a few minutes. Tree dwelling animals will be fine in trees, as such a  small fire won't bother the trees. Ground nesting birds would be in  trouble if they have eggs on the ground, so they don't start fires when  the birds have eggs.

A wise precaution, TT.  They do the same thing on the moorlands here in the UK with the heather. Controlled management helps prevent the wildfires. Thanks for the share.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-8 15:08
A wise precaution, TT.  They do the same thing on the moorlands here in the UK with the heather. Controlled management helps prevent the wildfires. Thanks for the share.

Thanks, Blériot!

Tentoes Posted at 10-8 15:14
Thanks, Blériot!

You're welcome, TT.  Goodnight

This is fantastic footage and such an important part of a health prairie ecosystem. Incredible that you were able to capture the burn and then follow-up two week later.

Awesome job .  I wish we had some kind of forest management here in California.

Fantastic footage Tentoes, maybe they should consider doing that here
on the west coast.

Planner68 Posted at 10-8 15:45
Awesome job .  I wish we had some kind of forest management here in California.

Agreed! we need that here in Oregon

neilfisher Posted at 10-8 15:21
This is fantastic footage and such an important part of a health prairie ecosystem. Incredible that you were able to capture the burn and then follow-up two week later.

Several of my videos have smoke from a burning patch. This one was right on my way to the hiking trail, so it was easy to return to.

Planner68 Posted at 10-8 15:45
Awesome job .  I wish we had some kind of forest management here in California.

Thanks, Planner!

Yea, land management is important. When I was a kid, Oklahoma would have terrible grass fires. Till they learned to burn pastures. Makes the pasture more productive too.

Woe Posted at 10-8 16:18
Fantastic footage Tentoes, maybe they should consider doing that here
on the west coast.

Thanks, Woe!

Tentoes Posted at 10-8 17:06
Thanks, Woe!

You're welcome TT

Nice video, interesting facts. Whereabouts it it? Oklahoma?

Excellent footage Tentoes

Impressive video!

Very nice. Better to have control then getting wild fires

Nicely done.    

Looks like it makes a good comeback!

Beautiful images Tentoes. Thanks for the info. helps to understand the job of caring for the earth, setting those little control fires. Thanks for sharing!

Great  video, interesting facts.

neilfisher Posted at 10-8 15:21
This is fantastic footage and such an important part of a health prairie ecosystem. Incredible that you were able to capture the burn and then follow-up two week later.

Thanks, Neil Fisher!

Depp Posted at 10-8 21:57
Nice video, interesting facts. Whereabouts it it? Oklahoma?

Thanks, Depp!

This is in "The Osage" area in north eastern Oklahoma. Almost to Kansas.

A J Posted at 10-8 23:17
Excellent footage Tentoes

Thanks, AJ!

Montfrooij Posted at 10-8 23:45
Impressive video!

Thanks, Montfrooij!

Tentoes Posted at 10-9 09:38
Thanks, Montfrooij!

You're welcome!

Suren Posted at 10-9 01:12
Very nice. Better to have control then getting wild fires

Thanks, Suren!

DAFlys Posted at 10-9 01:27
Nicely done.

Thanks, DA!

Tentoes Posted at 10-9 10:19
Thanks, Suren!

ALABAMA Posted at 10-9 02:03
Looks like it makes a good comeback!

Yes. Most prairie plants have deep root systems and spring up quickly after a fire. Notice that many seed heads did not burn. These will bear their seeds and plant next year's.

I think the ground the Bison were grazing was burned recently too.

QQRUCH Posted at 10-9 02:25
Beautiful images Tentoes. Thanks for the info. helps to understand the job of caring for the earth, setting those little control fires. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, QQRUCH!

Drone View Poland Posted at 10-9 02:56
Great  video, interesting facts.

Thanks, Drone View!

Tentoes Posted at 10-9 09:38
Thanks, AJ!

You're welcome

Tentoes Posted at 10-9 10:19
Thanks, DA!

Its my pleasure.     

Tentoes Posted at 10-9 10:43
Thanks, QQRUCH!

you're welcome Captain

Nicely done

ckat007 Posted at 10-10 13:19
Nicely done

Thanks, CKat!

Tentoes Posted at 10-8 17:06
Thanks, Planner!

Yea, land management is important. When I was a kid, Oklahoma would have terrible grass fires. Till they learned to burn pastures. Makes the pasture more productive too.

You're welcome