North Arm Moose Habitat and Blueberry

This effort is to enhance the natural regeneration of blueberry by returning fire to a historically fire-dependent system. Currently, thick understory brush species such as balsam and alder out-compete and block light for desired native species. Lack of new regeneration also contributes to heavily over browsed areas, and a loss diversity. Releasing these oak stands will generate higher blueberry production benefiting many wildlife species such as bears, many species of birds and insects. The regeneration of tree species such as oak, maple, and pine following a prescribed burn is also vitally beneficial for a variety of mast-eating wildlife species, including many small mammals, red squirrels, moose, and white-tail deer. This in turn would enhance conditions for predators of those species (wolf, lynx, marten, fisher etc.).