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A Walk in the Woods with
Burner Bob and Friends ®
A scene from “A Walk in the Woods with Burner Bob® and Friends, Episode 1: The Fire Forest.” Burner Bob® and Shan Cammack prepare to walk into the forest with the team of young fire ecologists.
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urrently in production is the first episode of “A Walk in the Woods with Burner Bob®,” a short video in which a group of young fire ecologists visit the longleaf forest ecosystem for the first time. Escorted by Burner Bob® and Shan Cammack with Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the young crew learns about the longleaf pine and the role of fire in its well-being. This pilot episode is sponsored by The Longleaf Alliance with support from several partners, including U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Partners Program, The Orianne Society, The Environmental Resources Network, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Reese Thompson, and Ellen Jacobs. Future plans for the video series include depicting a different element of the fire forest in each episode, such as gopher tortoises, indigo snakes, pitcher plants, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and insects. The series goal is to celebrate the ecology of the South and to educate young audiences about ongoing conservation efforts.
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