Can anyone say exactly what a burn accomplishes from a soil building, regeneration, and invasive species perspective?
The actual burned plant material adds nitrogen to the soil, right? What else?
Does it actually kill any of the invasives, like buckthorn or Reed Canary Grass?
I’ll be burning “wild” land growing between fields. Much taller dead stuff than the AG field pics above. I have deadfall’s and all manner of low brush. Even some short balsam fir and a few cattails. Seems like a whole different animal from a fuel perspective.
From a habitat appearance perspective, what can I expect to see out of this kind of burn a year later?