Controlled Burning Benefits
Controlled Burns
Controlled burning is helpful and can be used for many reasons that are beneficial to the forest or burnt area. Controlled burns can; prevent further naturally started fires by burning out all the leftover dry material, get rid of dead plants to make room for new vegetation to grow which in turn creates new homes for animals, and can even help the soil gain nutrients. Some believe that controlled burning isn't necessary and that the chance for the fire to go out of control is too high a risk to take. However, the percentage of reported escaped fires is only a mere 1%. To many, it makes more sense to use controlled burning will all of its benefits than to worry about the very unlikely possibility that the fire will go out of control. Using controlled fires is becoming a more popular practice these days. This is due to the success rate of controlled fires along with the environmentally beneficial factors. …show more content…
A benefit of controlled burning is that they can reduce the threat of large wildfires which in turn leads to helping and protecting the forest in many ways. Wildfires can "threaten public safety, impair forest and ecosystem health, and degrade air quality" (Daniel Boone National Forest 1). If dry brush is not burnt out in a safe controlled manner the risk for wildfires grows very large along with the risk of these effects. Wildfires can, and have, run very out of control and destroy peoples homes and put many in severe danger. This is just one of the reasons why controlled burns can be life saving. Controlled burns also save animals lives because wildfires can destroy entire ecosystems which help animals live. By using controlled burns to prevent wildfires its saves many
Controlled burning is helpful and can be used for many reasons that are beneficial to the forest or burnt area. Controlled burns can; prevent further naturally started fires by burning out all the leftover dry material, get rid of dead plants to make room for new vegetation to grow which in turn creates new homes for animals, and can even help the soil gain nutrients. Some believe that controlled burning isn't necessary and that the chance for the fire to go out of control is too high a risk to take. However, the percentage of reported escaped fires is only a mere 1%. To many, it makes more sense to use controlled burning will all of its benefits than to worry about the very unlikely possibility that the fire will go out of control. Using controlled fires is becoming a more popular practice these days. This is due to the success rate of controlled fires along with the environmentally beneficial factors. …show more content…
A benefit of controlled burning is that they can reduce the threat of large wildfires which in turn leads to helping and protecting the forest in many ways. Wildfires can "threaten public safety, impair forest and ecosystem health, and degrade air quality" (Daniel Boone National Forest 1). If dry brush is not burnt out in a safe controlled manner the risk for wildfires grows very large along with the risk of these effects. Wildfires can, and have, run very out of control and destroy peoples homes and put many in severe danger. This is just one of the reasons why controlled burns can be life saving. Controlled burns also save animals lives because wildfires can destroy entire ecosystems which help animals live. By using controlled burns to prevent wildfires its saves many