A white trillium flower blooms under an oak woodland.
A hazy oak woodland in the Baraboo Hills.
An oak woodland on a slope with lush green understory vegetation.
A low intensity ground fire moves through the understory in a managed oak woodland.
Woodlands covered most of Eastern N. America, but #fire exclusion degraded them. Prescribed fire & tree thinning maintain open understory & allow #oaks & #flowers to thrive.
We work in @nature.org managed #BarabooHills oak woodlands studying how management affects #bird, #insect, and #plants.