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Fire Learning Trail

Welcome to the MacCready Reserve Fire Learning Trail!

Interpretative signs & the recordings below will guide you through the history, loss, & restoration of Michigan’s fire-dependent savannas & prairies – which are being restored here at MacCready! Recordings from experts can be accessed using a smart device & the QR codes or links on each sign. In a hurry? Look for the bolded text! 

  • Fire Learning Trail - Sign 4: Grassland Restoration – How Does Cutting Trees Help

    Published on September 20, 2022

    This is the fourth video in the Fire Learning Trail video series.

  • Fire Learning Trail - Sign 3: Goodbye Fires, Goodbye Grasslands

    Published on September 20, 2022

    This is the third video in the Fire Learning Trail video series.

  • Fire Learning Trail - Sign 5: Grassland Restoration – Bring Back Fire

    Published on September 20, 2022

    This is the fifth video in the Fire Learning Trail video series.

  • Fire Learning Trail - Sign 6: Does It Work? Restoration Results

    Published on September 20, 2022

    This is the final video in the Fire Learning Trail video series.

  • Fire Learning Trail - Sign 2: The Cost of Grassland Loss

    Published on September 20, 2022

    This is the second video in the Fire Learning Trail video series.

  • Fire Learning Trail - Sign 1: Michigan’s Forgotten Grasslands

    Published on September 20, 2022

    Here is the first video in the Fire Learning Trail video series.

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  • Tree Work 101: Getting Started in Arboriculture
  • Spartan Nature Walks
  • Urban WildF.I.R.E.
  • Sustainable Wood Recovery Initiative
  • Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services
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