Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
Only the skyrockets in flight.Is this different than 'Afternoon Delight'?
Only the skyrockets in flight.Is this different than 'Afternoon Delight'?
Well, you can have an "afternoon delight" at Soldiers Delight.Is this different than 'Afternoon Delight'?
Apparently this is the third fire in the last few days.
I figured it would be quite a mess that had a huge viewing area in real time.There sure is/was a large plume of smoke, I saw it from Hunt Valley all the way through Greenspring Valley.
Wow, he definitely dodged a bullet. Glad he's alright.It came within a 100 feet of my buddy's back fence. He has a farm on Wards Chapel and he spent all evening/night moving trailers, campers, farm animals, family, etc.. Luckily he is moving everything back today.
My son-in-law (ANG/Blackhawk crew chief) was not called, but he knows all the guys flying.
He did. I just watched some aerial footage from WJZ. You can see his big garage and his house from one shot if you search the "fire area".Wow, he definitely dodged a bullet. Glad he's alright.
Chromium and asbestos were both mined at Soldier's Delight. I've been told.they don't allow mountain biking or horseback riding because it stirs up the soil.
Fire is a natural benefit for the barren. It removes the non native plants. The native blackjack and post oak aren't affected by fire as much as the invasive pine. There is also a symbiotic relationship between the ants and oak trees and some native wildflowers.
Good researchI remember them doing controlled burns in Soldier's Delight some years ago.
Sounds like they were overdue for another, and the situation sorted itself out.
The Indians used to regularly burn over many forested areas to maintain their hunting grounds. In particular, they would burn over Serpentine Barrens, I suppose because the poor soil made them easier to maintain as open meadows.
"... Historically, the barrens of Pennsylvania and Maryland were maintained as grasslands for hunting grounds by the Susquehannock and other unknown Native American Tribes. Fires deliberately set by Native Americans were responsible for maintaining the grassland/savannah communities found in the serpentine barrens of the piedmont plateau. Post european invasion and settlement, these areas were used for grazing due to their "barrenness". Barrens that were not grazed by livestock transitioned into a forest habitat. By 1930 almost all grazing in this area had ceased and conifer invasion and expansion began. Presently, afforestation has occurred in more than 90% of undeveloped serpentine barrens due to fire suppression."
Serpentine Barrens - Soil Ecology Wiki
soil.geology.buffalo.edu
You are right. Soldier's Delight is not open for public use...This is what happens with .gov “manages” forests. They don’t log. They don’t get rid of the undesirables. They let the deer get out of control that eat the good trees/plants
And they block all the public’s access to what the public owns.