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Time-lapse of Tigercat mulcher clearing brush. Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses a single machine to cut, grind, and clear vegetation.. A forestry mulching machine, also referred to as a forestry mulcher, forest masticator, or brushcutter, uses a rotary drum equipped with steel chipper tools ("teeth") or blades to shred vegetation. [1]
In the most general sense, a glade or clearing is an open area within a forest. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Glades are often grassy meadows under the canopy of deciduous trees such as red alder or quaking aspen in western North America .
Land clearing destroys plants and local ecosystems and removes the food and habitat on which other native species rely. Clearing allows weeds and invasive animals to spread, affects greenhouse gas emissions and can lead to soil degradation, such as erosion and salinity, which in turn can affect water quality.
Credit: Image taken bu Alan D. Wilson, and modified by User:Diliff (cropped and noise reduction applied). A Canada Goose flying at Burnaby Lake Regional Park , British Columbia . More selected pictures
The wetlands support diverse habitats including seasonally flooded marshlands, semi-permanent marsh, riparian habitat, wet meadows, vernal pools, native uplands, pastures, and native grasslands. This habitat diversity supports raptors, shorebirds, wading birds, and other wildlife species.
The Wingham Brush Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 8-hectare (20-acre) reserve is a rare [ 2 ] example of sub tropical lowland rainforest and is situated on the Manning River .
Pictures of the destruction in the town of Okeechobee in 1928. The City of Miami responded to the hurricane by downplaying its effects and turning down aid. The Miami Herald declared two weeks after the storm that almost everything in the city had returned to normal. The governor supported the efforts to minimize the appearance of the ...
This section features a 0.7 miles (1.1 km) boardwalk built along part of Mosquito Creek and through the native prairie wetlands, meadows, and woods to the base of the moraine. [6] Another trail that is part of Kiser Lake State Park starts at the end of the wetlands trail and climbs to the top of the moraine. [4]