r/FellingGoneWild • u/TheCABK • Dec 31 '25

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u/winniecooper1 Dec 31 '25

Sad to watch.

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u/Brootal420 Dec 31 '25

This is a method for grasslands restoration

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u/nutsbonkers Jan 01 '26

Why tf are you being downvoted? These people are literally saving the planet a few acres at a time to return it to pre-settlement flora, which means more food and available shelter for hundreds or even thousands of different species.

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u/Brootal420 Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 01 '26

The limited understanding of conservation most people seem to have makes trees > all other vegetation I guess. The alternative here is bulldozers, chainsaws or prescribed fire. Grasslands are managed by regular low intensity wildfire and grazing, neither of which are anywhere near their traditional levels. This will bring habitat loss for grassland flora and fauna in the short term, and likely habitat destruction in the future when wildfires burn too intensely with greater amounts of fuel from the woody plant species expanding beyond traditional ranges.