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Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District provides habitat for a multiple of species including the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
Prescribed burning is essential to a healthy wetland habitat.
Take a look at the bird response to good wetland management practices. (Some videos may take a moment to load depending on the internet connection.)
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Prescribed burning is used to remove old vegetative growth, release nutrients back to the soil, decrease woody and other invasive and undesirable plant species, increase warm season grasses and forbs, and reduce the amount of organic matter (litter) on the soil surface.
