The Ecostudies Institute and the Center for Natural Lands Management organized the prescribed ecological burn on land south of Tenino on Wednesday.
“Ecostudies and Center for Natural Lands Management carry out prescribed burns for ecological restoration, habitat maintenance and fuel reduction,” the institute wrote in a news release. “Prairie, Gary oak and ponderosa pine habitats in the South Sound are highly fire dependent ecosystems that have adapted to frequent low intensity fires. Invasive plants like Scotch broom create undesirable fuel loads that can be reduced with intentional fire.”
The fire was at the Cavness Ranch south of Tenino and north of Bucoda.
