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  • From: Mark Ludwig <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Agenda Shaping: The Society for EcologicalRestoration
  • Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:21:50 -0500

At 07:25 AM 10/12/02 -0500, you wrote:
So the trick for secondary growth may be to maintain a certain spacing,
reducing risk of wildfire, until the trees are large enough to withstand a
ground fire.

Kirby
Those mega fauna may have a role there too, smashing off lower limbs and crunching them underfoot so the wood gets mashed into the dirt, browsing off the low growth. With stock you can control the herd density and "pruning" more by fencing them in tight and rotating them often.
Mark L




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