so i got my wish. the rain finally let up enough for some much needed prescribed fire. the result was one long, tiring week. but in the midst of all the sweat and frustration there were also jokes, good, hard work, and a love for what i do.
a rosemary "bald"--scrub habitat dominated by Ceratiola ericodes
me posed next to Chapmannia floridana--a species we're studying in a new research project. see the yellow flower?
a burn on USFWS property. they used both ground and aerial ignition. note the helicopter in the midst of the smoke. not only does the helicopter drop flaming "ping pong" balls to ignite the vegetation, while we were in the burn unit they would fly over to spot us--keeping us safe and away from the fire.
post fire at the same site as above. we buried electronic data loggers to measure fire intensity (aka temperature) at our research sites. here olivia and i are recovering a hobo.
the datalogger aka the "hobo" we use for the fires.
another USFWS fire. they just started lighting. we're not allowed to participate in the burn so we spectated instead.
stacy and i posed next to a very burnt Quercus geminata. we're wearing our official nomex fire gear. even "post fire" some areas are still burning:)
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