Palmetto Point

	March 2007. This area was burned in March 2007. It wasn't our intention to burn the Juncus marsh, but despite having 6-8 inches of standing water in it, the thatch was so thick that we couldn't stop it from burning without considerable effort.
	May 2007. This is what the burned Juncus looked like two months after the fire. You can see how clear it is compared to the unburned picture below.
	May 2007. This is located on the opposite side of the trail that was used as a fire break.
	July 2007. A couple of months later and the marsh grass is quickly recovering. None of the palmettos were killed in the fire. The standing trunks were already dead.
	July 2007. Even though they looked like they were harmed in the fire, the palmettos produced abundant fruit.
	October 2007. Burning the marsh released the competition for goldenrod.

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