Restoring Great Plains grasslands requires returning to high-intensity fires, says Nebraska ecologist

Restoring grasslands and fighting wildfires with (drone-launched) fire(balls)

Source: Ecological Society of America

Summary:

An ecologist wants to change the way we think about planned burns. The professor says he can use extreme fire to restore grasslands in the Great Plains — and he’s invented a small drone that fires ping-pong-shaped balls of fire to help him do it safely and cheaply.

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author: William Van Cottum

Professor Emeritus of Botany, Ghent University (Belgium). Scientific advisor on desertification and sustainable development.
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