River of Fire

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Everglades National Park: This video takes the viewer through the protocol of implementing controlled burns in the Everglades. The process is explained from start to finish by experts; the reasons why controlled fires are introduced into the Everglades are also discussed.

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Galleries

Everglades - Glades Glimpse, Environmental Activism, Controlled Burns, Everglades National Park

Keywords

burnable vegetation, controlled burn, everglades, fire, florida, fuel loading, national park, prescribed fire, wildfires

Date of Video

June 30, 2008

Video Location

Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL

GPS

25°19'0"N × 80°56'0"W

Credit

Courtesy of the National Park Service. For a large collection of audio and video podcast episodes on many classroom topics, visit the National Park Service on iTunes U.

Movie Number

2664