Grazing on a Hillside in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, MA (IMAGE)
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The long-held belief that native people used fire to create a diverse landscape of woodlands, grasslands, heathlands, and shrublands in New England has led to a widespread use of prescribed fire as a conservation tool. Research by Oswald and colleagues indicates that these openlands actually arose following European contact, deforestation, and agricultural expansion. These landscapes and their critical habitats and species are best maintained through agricultural practices like grazing, as seen here on a hillside in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, MA.
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David Foster, Harvard University
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