It has been four years since I planted the field with native grasses and forbes, so this prescribed burn came in due time as successional woody growth was starting to take root. It will be 4-6 weeks, and this field be busting with new growth after the heat unlocks the seedbed.   

I thank Randall Alcorn of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and his dedicated crew of volunteer biologists for safely executing the practice.

Check out their Kentucky Wild campaign. I’m a graphic designer and brand manager when I’m not playing in the gorge, and this program is spot-on!