Uploaded by csamarketing on Feb 20, 2012  | Prescribed Burning is the planned application of fire to natural fuels or vegetation in order to accomplish a specific management goal. By reducing fuel sources, communities reduce the likelihood that wildfires will be able to escalate and cause further damage to homes, recreational areas, and community businesses. Without ample fuels, fires are less likely to grow to uncontrollable sizes, which make them difficult to suppress. Prescribed burning is frequently used in Florida communities to manage vegetative fuels. However, many residents are unaware of the necessity or benefits of this management technique. As part of the public outreach component of the Highlands County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), CSA International, Inc. created an informational video to document the role of prescribed burning in wildfire mitigation efforts throughout the County. The video features a prescribed burn performed in August 2009 by Florida Forest Service personnel on a platted subdivision east of Highlands Hammock State Park.

Uploaded by groworganic on Feb 16, 2012  | Learn how to plant and grow currants.

Uploaded by groworganic on Feb 16, 2012  | Learn how to plant and grow a hardy kiwi.

Uploaded by groworganic on Feb 9, 2012  | Plant and grow strawberries in your own backyard!

Uploaded by KLRU on Feb 7, 2012  | At Mueller in east Austin, it’s a new and yet old-fashioned way to garden, with compact yards that value resources and connect neighbors as nearby bungalows did years ago. It’s a community that unites with nature, too, through the parks and ponds that have brought back the wildlife on land once covered by airport runways and parking lots.

Uploaded by WLFITV on Jan 31, 2012  |  Celery Bog Nature Area

Uploaded by barnhartprairie on Jan 26, 2012  | This 12 minute video gives a highlight on the importance of prairie and a brief history of the Barnhart Prairie Restoration project, located near Champaign, Illinois.

Uploaded by AndyGLeverett on Jan 23, 2012  |  LaSalle Bioswale, Jacksonville, Fla. : Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Media Works, Content Design Group, San Marco Preservation Society, Greenscape of Jacksonville, EnVision Design + Engineering, the City of Jacksonville, Superior Trees, MetroVerde, PBM Constructors, Petticoat-Schmitt Contracting. For more information, visit St. Johns Riverkeeper and Metro Jacksonville news.