Last month, Spring got a jumpstart at the Dixon Refuge—and at Square Marsh in the Calumet region, where TWI conducts restoration efforts—thanks to a series of prescribed burns. TWI ecologists and restoration technicians took to the fields to burn around 400 acres at the sites over three days. While fire may not be the first thing that comes to mind when envisioning the needs of a wetland, when it comes to prescribed burning, fire represents opportunities for new life and abundant vegetation!