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Florida habitats depend on fire. There are plants that won’t bloom or seed until they’ve been touched by a flame, for example. Fire also regulates biodiversity. The debris accumulation and heavy overgrowth of plants such as saw palmetto make it impossible for grasses and wildflowers to grow. The Naples Botanical Gardens depends on prescribed fire to help these types of plants. Above is the Naples Botanical Garden's prescribed burn today (Monday, Dec. 1).
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Naples Botanical Garden conducted a prescribed fire Monday on approximately two acres of their Preserve area.

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