Big Oaks Refuge RX fire

Low-intensity fire creeps across the forest floor, consuming plant litter and leaving bare black ground and trees intact.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created

04/20/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Fire creeps through the understory of a forested unit at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in Indiana.

Facility

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Forest

Wetland

Subject tags

Fire management

Forests

Wetlands

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