News|Articles|November 15, 2024

Blueberries growing from the ashes

Fun fact! Prescribed fires can promote blueberry production because the fires eliminate competing vegetation and remove worn out blueberry bush branches.

USDA Fire Service land managers will sometimes use prescribed fires to mimic natural and historic wildfire patterns to promote native plant species. Burns can also promote blueberry production because the fires eliminate competing vegetation and remove worn out blueberry bush branches.

Source: Active Management on the Hiawatha leads to successful blueberry season. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. July 19, 2019. https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/deliver/active-management-hiawatha-leads-successful-blueberry-season (accessed 2024-11-14).


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