Editing Controlled burn (section)

=== Grassland restoration ===
Native grassland species in North America and Australia are adapted to survive occasional low intensity fires.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Traditional Aboriginal fire practices can help promote plant diversity: Study |url=https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/traditional-aboriginal-fire-practices-can-help-promote-plant-diversity-study/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Mongabay Environmental News |language=en-US}}</ref> Controlled burns in prairie ecosystems mimic low intensity fires that shift the composition of plants from non-native species to native species.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last1=Ditomaso |first1=Joseph M. |last2=Brooks |first2=Matthew L. |last3=Allen |first3=Edith B. |last4=Minnich |first4=Ralph |last5=Rice |first5=Peter M. |last6=Kyser |first6=Guy B. |date=June 2006 |title=Control of Invasive Weeds with Prescribed Burning |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0890037X00018637/type/journal_article |journal=Weed Technology |language=en |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=535–548 |doi=10.1614/WT-05-086R1.1 |issn=0890-037X|url-access=subscription }}</ref> These controlled burns occur during the early spring before native plants begin actively growing, when soil moisture is higher and when the fuel load on the ground is low<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Stubbendieck |first1=James |last2=Volesky |first2=Jerry |last3=Ortmann |first3=John |date=1998 |title=Grassland Management with Prescribed Fire |url=https://nfs.unl.edu/documents/fireprotection/Ext%20EC148.pdf |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension}}</ref> to ensure that the controlled burn remains low intensity.