A big part of John's job at Allerton is doing controlled burns at the park. Fire promotes prairie plants to germinate and encourages prairie restoration by fighting off hardier, invasive trees and plants. It is stuff like this that makes it hard for me to believe that John is going to "work" every day! Burn days are fun but a lot of work. The weather has to be perfect and a lot of prep goes into getting fire breaks put in. They monitor the fires all day and keep watch several days following. Another benefit to burning is it creates wildlife corridors: its the perfect hunting ground for snakes and birds of prey. Also, the more prairie, the more habitat for these native animals!
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Super Cool! I love the tree picture. That is so neat. Yea... not sure if playing with fire really means "work." lol More like Play Time! It is so good he found a job that he loves!
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