Summary[
edit] Description: English: Mashpee, Massachusetts, April 5, 2012. A controlled burn does what nature once did in pitch pines at the Town of Mashpee Holland Hill Barrens area of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. The burn cleared overgrown brush under fire-resistant pitch pine trees, which will reduce fire risk to neighboring homes. It will also stimulate growth of oak stems, important for the rare New England cottontail. The burn was conducted by the Town of Mashpee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Northeast Forest and Fire Management. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS. Date: 5 April 2012, 13:29:26. Source:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/7060826945/. Author:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region. Permission(
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Flickr API detail. Flickr sets Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge New England cottontail Refuges Fire Program. Flickr tags Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Mashpee Massachusetts Cape Cod Prescribed fire controlled burn fire burn pitch pine shrub U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New England cottontail hazardous fuels reduction wildland urban interface WUI community at risk. Camera location
41° 38′ 55.22″ N, 70° 28′ 50.62″ W View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 41.648673; -70.480728.