A controlled fire burns undergrowth on Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge set to prevent wildfire.

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A controlled fire burns undergrowth of pine trees on Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The fires are set on a three-year rotation to prevent wildfires which threaten nearby homes and farm.

Copyright: MELISSA FARLOW
Image Size: 4523x3092 / 15.7MB
Keywords: aerial views, and wetlands, conservation, conservation disputes and issues, controlled fires, environmental conservation, marshes, okefenokee national wildlife refuge, reforestation, refuges and reserves, smoke, swamps
Contained in galleries: Okefenokee USA_National Geographic magazine_4/1992

Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow Photography