The River of Fire

The Everglades becomes the River of Fire when fire managers burn the sawgrass prairies. Watch how Everglades National Park uses helicopters and airboats to skillfully conduct a prescribed burn in the fire-dependent sawgrass prairie ecosystem.

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[thereisaplace]

Do ya'll coordinate with the BiCy on burns? Particularly in Zone 4 which butts up to ENP? Would love to see video from that area with the same production quality shown here. Thanks again!

[EvergladesNPS]

Yes, coordination and cooperation is definitely required for any fire along the park boundaries. EVER Fire and Aviation Management is currently planning the 'Northwest River of Grass' prescribed fire between Shark Valley and the Big Cypress border. There are plans to hire filmmaker Jennifer Brown to document fire operations. Please contact Rick Anderson, EVER Fire Management Officer, for more information: rick_anderson@nps.gov

[firehappensdude]

Why was Jon Wallace identified as the Burn Boss, next to an NPS logo? Isn't he a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee providing interagency assistance?

[EvergladesNPS]

Jon Wallace does work for the US Fish & Wildlife Service. However, we used the National Park Service (NPS) logo because the project was NPS funded, on NPS land and a NPS production. Thanks for your feedback.

[thereisaplace]

Another excellent video from NPS. Greatly appreciate y'alls passion and professionalism. Thank you again for saving a beautiful piece of the planet for the future.

(btw - what was the date of the featured burn?)

[EvergladesNPS]

We appreciate your feedback, thank you very much! The prescribed burn featured in the video took place on November 29th and 30th, 2011.

[Phillip Unrau]

,,,we have to stop putting out the FIRES of NATURE....buy BULL DOZERS 4 making fire breaks...not more WATER BOMBERS...CANADA better wake up...go to war against the fuel build up....and burn it off....MANITOBA is a ticking bomb now,,,we have no leader ship...instead they lock up the good people...they want trouble...

[miamihurricane555]

if these fires r good for the sawgrass and pineland habitats why does'nt miami-dade use prescribed burns on there some 3 dozen pine rockland preserves

[Marjie Brown]

Thanks for this magnifient piece. More please!