Album: Prescribed Fire on Young Hill

San Juan Island National Historical Park

Prescribed fire is part of a continuing program designed to help restore the area's Garry oak woodland on Young Hill by decreasing competition from species such as snowberries, found in abundance on the lower slopes of Young Hill, according to park superintendent Peter Dederich. Prescribed burns have shown the importance of fire in the Garry oak ecosystem, as a bounty of seedling oaks have been found in following years.